I used to live in Dayton, OH where I served as a youth pastor for five years.  In the winter, Dayton is a very cold place to be, and that’s why this story caught my attention.  Ryan Riddell is the pastor of Shelter Community Church of the Nazarene in Dayton, and he’s concerned about the [...]

Ever wonder why teens and young adults stop going to church?  I do.  As many as 65%-85% of churched kids will leave the church once they hit adulthood.  Why do they do this, and how can we lower these numbers?  Based on several sources, here are some of the main reasons why kids leave the [...]

In the 1980′s, Lou Gramm, the front man for the group Foreigner, cried out, “I want to know what love is!  I want you to show me!”   In 1998, the song was rerecorded by Australian singer, Tina Arena, and then in 2009, it was covered again by Mariah Carey.  Evidently, people still want to [...]

I receive a monthly newsletter called The Foster Letter Religious Market Update.  It’s full of interesting and useful information on the American Christian culture.  Each newsletter includes a section called: Fast Facts. As I was reading it this morning, I came across some statistics that got me thinking.  So, I took the statistics (in italics) [...]