(RNS) ‘We're just trying to thread the needle and try to keep kids safe, trying to keep them mostly in outdoor environments and trying to keep them connected,' said one pastor.
Whither philanthropy? Under-25 learn giving in church; church weaker: empty tomb book
Young people report most of their giving goes to “church, religious organizations,” while other data points to churches weakening, according to empty tomb’s new book, The State of Church Giving through 2018. What do these trends mean for the practice of philanthropy in the U.S.?
Young people learn philanthropy in religious settings, finds an analysis in the new empty tomb book,
The State of Church Giving through 2018.
The new book also finds downward trends in church membership and giving in the U.S.
That poses the question: If young people learn to practice philanthropy in church, and churches are in downward trends, will philanthropy continue to thrive in the U.S.?
Whither Philanthropy? Young People Learn Giving in Church and the Church Is Weakening, empty tomb Book Finds
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Young people learn philanthropy in church, and churches are weakening, according to empty tomb data analyses, raising questions about the future of philanthropy in the U.S.
What may be a surprise is that those in this age group who give report that the vast majority of their donations go to church, religious organizations. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (PRWEB) May 11, 2021 Young people learn philanthropy in religious settings, finds an analysis in the new empty tomb book, The State of Church Giving through 2018.
The new book also finds downward trends in church membership and giving in the U.S.
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Nearly half of Protestant pastors (48%) say that the economic lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic have negatively impacted their churches, but only a small fraction of them say the impact has been âveryâ negative, according to a new survey.Â
LifeWay Research, a polling organization under the auspices of the Southern Baptist Conventionâs LifeWay Christian Resources, released a new poll Tuesday in which over 1,000 Protestant pastors were surveyed between Sept. 2 and Oct. 1 about the economic condition of their congregations.Â
Each respondent is either a senior pastor or the sole pastor of their church and comparisons were drawn from surveys conducted in several previous years. The sampling error for the most recent data does not exceed plus or minus 3.4%.