The Next Church Guest Contributor December 12, 2018 Ministry, The Episcopal Church If religion continues to church-it-up in pretense and inside baseball, we become like Gilbert and Sullivan operettas: great good stuff, beloved by an ever-shrinking, self-congratulating group of lovely people.
Mission in Europe and the Future of Anglicanism The Rev. Dr. David Goodhew October 22, 2018 Church in Wales, Church of England, Commentary Decline is profound in many places, but there are heartening areas of vitality and new life.
Reflections on the Beginning of a New Era Philip Turner July 18, 2018 Commentary, Ecclesiology, The Episcopal Church My church has entered a period of decline, even stripping, in which its social position is eroding, its institutions are collapsing, and its common life lies in tatters.
Underemployed: The present and future of TEC clergy Guest Contributor August 16, 2017 Commentary, The Episcopal Church Ordinands are being set up for real struggle, if we continue to ordain more clergy than the church can responsibly support.
The future of the Episcopal Church’s clergy Guest Contributor August 11, 2017 Commentary The Episcopal Church has an impending leadership and experience vacuum.
Facing Episcopal Church decline The Rev. Dr. David Goodhew July 24, 2017 Church of England, Commentary, The Episcopal Church New analysis offers clarity on the numerical fortunes of the Episcopal Church (TEC) in the USA in recent decades.
Faithfully facing congregational decline Cole Hartin May 19, 2017 Anglican Church of Canada, Commentary It is a mistake to think that a large group of people in one building on Sunday is somehow more faithful than the meager few in another.
Shooting the messengers? ‘Conservative’ theology and church growth Guest Contributor January 10, 2017 Anglican Church of Canada, Commentary The authors of “Theology Matters” concluded that congregations who espouse “liberal” theology are declining and congregations who espouse “conservative” theology are growing.
