Academic Research shows Widespread Church Growth in Britian
Academic Research shows Widespread Church Growth in Britian
By David Goodhew
Cranmer Hall, Durham
Church of England Newspaper
June 7, 2012
Sit down, breathe deeply - I have some shocking news to give you. The church in Britain is growing. Yes, I know this sounds mad. The TV and the newspapers routinely depict churches ashalf-empty and populated by geriatrics. Nota few church leaders and congregation members walk around like Fraser from Dad's Army, declaring 'You're all Doomed..' But there is something else going on.
An international team of leading researchers, based at Cranmer Hall, Durham, have just published a study entitled Church Growth in Britain from 1980 to the Present. Here are just a few of the extraordinary statistics that have been unearthed:
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By David Goodhew
Cranmer Hall, Durham
Church of England Newspaper
June 7, 2012
Sit down, breathe deeply - I have some shocking news to give you. The church in Britain is growing. Yes, I know this sounds mad. The TV and the newspapers routinely depict churches ashalf-empty and populated by geriatrics. Nota few church leaders and congregation members walk around like Fraser from Dad's Army, declaring 'You're all Doomed..' But there is something else going on.
An international team of leading researchers, based at Cranmer Hall, Durham, have just published a study entitled Church Growth in Britain from 1980 to the Present. Here are just a few of the extraordinary statistics that have been unearthed:
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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