https://research.lifeway.com/
Feb 3, 2025 - Explore the latest data relevant to your church and ministry and gather valuable insights from pastors and leaders.
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https://research.lifeway.com/pewtopew/
Aug 8, 2024 - Get an inside look at both the movers, those leaving a church because of a change in location, and the shakers, those leaving for reasons closer to home.
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https://research.lifeway.com/2026/01/06/is-a-gen-z-religious-rebound-happening/
Jan 6, 2026 - Christianity maintains its recent stability, but the story of a religious rebound for Gen Z remains complicated.
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https://research.lifeway.com/state-of-groups/?cid=om:webs:251104|ret|na|research|insights_report|na|stateofgroups:ad:lr
Sep 17, 2025 - Get an inside look at the state of groups ministries across the nation—the church's key ministry for making disciples.
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https://research.lifeway.com/stateoftheology/?cid=om:webs:251104|ret|na|research|insights_report|na|stateoftheology:ad:lr
Nov 10, 2025 - The biennial State of Theology from Lifeway Research and Ligonier Ministries reveals what Americans believe about God, the Bible and more.
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https://research.lifeway.com/2025/10/23/rural-church-pastors-face-obstacles-with-optimism/
Oct 23, 2025 - Rural church pastors recognize the trials inherent to those areas but believe God is working in their congregations and communities.
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https://research.lifeway.com/2024/02/26/4-ways-to-create-a-culture-of-raising-new-leaders/
Feb 26, 2024 - Most “movements” die with the original leaders. In the church, however, we must create a culture of raising leaders to carry on the work.
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https://research.lifeway.com/2025/10/14/pastors-split-on-the-economys-impact-on-their-churches/
Oct 14, 2025 - Half of Protestant pastors say the economy is negatively impacting their churches, according to the latest Lifeway Research tracking survey.
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https://research.lifeway.com/2024/08/07/how-important-is-the-feeling-of-belonging-at-church/
Aug 7, 2024 - People leave churches for various reasons. Sometimes they leave a church because they don't have a sense of belonging there.
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https://research.lifeway.com/2024/10/24/how-church-leaders-are-aiming-for-higher-biblical-literacy/
Oct 24, 2024 - Increased biblical literacy only comes through increased immersion in God's Word. How can you help your church invest in biblical literacy?
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https://research.lifeway.com/2024/03/07/church-security-measures/
Mar 7, 2024 - Learn more: Planning and Armed Congregants Top Church Security Measures Related posts: Baptisms Rebound, but Negative Trend Continues in Southern Baptist...
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https://research.lifeway.com/2025/11/12/southern-baptist-pastors-offer-varied-but-regular-gospel-invitations/
Nov 12, 2025 - Most Southern Baptist pastors regularly offer gospel invitations, but what this looks like and how they view this time in the service varies.
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https://research.lifeway.com/2017/09/01/seven-reasons-praise-lord/
Oct 24, 2023 - Rather than looking back at the end of your life, wishing you had praised God more, start now. Here are seven reasons to praise Him.
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https://research.lifeway.com/2024/09/04/putting-belonging-in-its-proper-place/
Jan 15, 2025 - The balance between belonging and conviction makes a church not only a place where people want to be but a place where they can truly belong.
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https://research.lifeway.com/2025/10/03/6-ways-to-create-a-culture-of-evangelism/
Oct 3, 2025 - Discover six strategies to foster a culture of evangelism in your church, empowering believers to share the gospel with confidence.
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https://research.lifeway.com/2024/03/26/easter-remains-high-attendance-day-for-most-churches/
May 9, 2025 - The three highest-attendance Sundays for churches—Easter, Christmas and Mother’s Day—have remained the same since 2011.
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https://research.lifeway.com/resource-library/
Sep 2, 2025 - Recent Lifeway Research webinars For more webinars from Lifeway Research and other ministry experts, visit the Ministry Success Team Webinars website. Bible...
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https://research.lifeway.com/2025/11/18/8-most-popular-thanksgiving-bible-verses/
Nov 18, 2025 - When Americans pause to give thanks, many turn to Scripture and find direction in the most popular Thanksgiving Bible verses.
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https://research.lifeway.com/2025/02/06/2-tips-for-implementing-personal-bible-reading/
Feb 6, 2025 - It’s pretty much impossible to turn off “preacher mode.” What do we do then? How do we implement a personal Bible reading time?
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https://research.lifeway.com/state-of-ministry-to-women/
Sep 17, 2025 - Get an inside look into what women churchgoers and ministry leaders have to say about the current state of ministry to women.
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https://research.lifeway.com/2026/01/13/church-closures-eclipse-openings-in-the-u-s/
Jan 13, 2026 - In 2024, Lifeway Research estimates 3,800 new Protestant churches were started in the U.S., but analysis points to 4,000 church closures.
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