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The results of the 2008 Salary Survey by Leadership Network and Church Executive show cause for a strong year in 2009, even under tightening conditions.
The news is mixed among larger churches surveyed about the impact of tough economic times on their congregations.
| The 105 large churches surveyed by Leadership Network this summer said they were "minimally" or "not at all" affected (56%) by the downturn in the economy, while 41% responded "somewhat negatively" and 3% "very negatively" on the question. |
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Both attendance and financial offerings appeared to be mildly positive in the majority of the churches surveyed, with attendance up more than offerings since January of this year (see chart).
"Most of these churches were already growing, and so they are continuing their growth pattern despite today's more challenging economic pressures," says Leadership Network's Warren Bird, director of research.
The survey of salary and economic outlooks was derived from 105 churches . . . |
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| Church Healthcare Network to Serve America's Uninsured |
ECHO, Empowering Church Healthcare Outreach, is making steady progress in providing quality medical care to America's uninsured. After working with Leadership Network to build a Leadership Community of churches involved in healthcare ministries, ECHO was launched in 2007 to empower more churches to get engaged in providing healthcare to people in need in their communities.
| Reasons Young Adults Drop Out of Church |
Earlier this year, LifeWay Research released a study on reasons 18 to 22 year olds drop out of church. According to the study, 70% of young adults ages 23-30 stopped attending church regularly for at least a year between ages 18-22.
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| Nearly Half of Web Users Search Daily |
On a typical day, 49% of U.S. Internet users use search technology to either find web sites or search within a particular site, up from about 30% in 2004 and 40% in 2005, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, a unit of Pew Research Center.
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| Connection Story: Sports and Life Transformation |
Next generation pastor Brad Bell sees the fun in ministry and encourages others to exercise their creativity for Kingdom causes. Read how one simple idea of hosting neighborhood sports--mixed with a "let's do more" kind of thinking--exploded into a multi-level system of life transformation.
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The story of Christian Assembly Church (Eagle Rock, CA) shows what can happen when an entire church values recovery ministry. Senior Pastor Mark Pickerill and leader Jim Cosby share with Warren Bird the journey that caused the congregation to embrace grace and openness in every aspect of the church's ministry.
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| You can peruse more than two years' worth of Leadership Network Advance feature articles, and get valuable information on a variety of ministry topics at the newsletter's Archives. Select VIEW ARCHIVES LIST for the full list of Advance archives. |
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