NCS in the News
Latest Dissection of Trump-Era Evangelicalism Offers One Dose of Insider Savvy
GetReligion
January 2, 2024
American Megachurches Are Thriving By Poaching Flocks
The Economist
August 24, 2023
Diocese of Scranton to Link, Consolidate Parishes Amid Dwindling Parishioners, Retiring Priests
Scranton Times-Tribune
July 23, 2023
First Pres Heads in New Direction Under New Pastor
The Brunswick News
July 3, 2023
An Evangelical Star Takes on Southern Baptists Over Ordaining Women
The Washington Post
June 11, 2023
Does God Exist? Half of Americans Say a Definite Yes
The Hill
May 22, 2023
Rebecca Randall: Bridging the Gap between Black Churches and Mental Health
Day 1
May 9, 2023
Why Doesn’t the U.S. Census Ask About Religion?
Religion Q&A, Patheos
April 25, 2023
Lots of Americans Are Losing Their Religion. Have You?
The New York Times
April 19, 2023
Why the U.S. Census Doesn’t Ask Americans About Their Religion
Pew Research Center
April 12, 2023
Maura Healey, ‘First of Her Name’: May She Be Unabashedly Herself
WBUR
November 9, 2022
Part-Time Pastors: No Longer Unicorns
The Presbyterian Outlook
November 9, 2022
PW Special Report: Religious Conservatives Showcase Close Bond With NC Republican Leaders
NC Policy Watch / NC Newsline
October 19, 2022
Singing Together in Church Is a Holy Act. Why Are Churches Doing Away With It?
The Christian Post
August 25, 2022
Jesus Won’t Abandon You If You Don’t Have a Full-Time Pastor
Presbyterian Outlook
August 24, 2022
Progressive People of Faith Can Be a Powerful Political Force
CommonWealth
August 5, 2022
Urban Leadership Academy Celebrates 10 Years
Spectrum News 1
June 11, 2022
Interest in Choral Singing Is Not Declining in America, So Why Are Church Choirs Disappearing?
Baptist News Global
March 28, 2022
Half of U.S. Congregations Led By Solo Pastor But That’s Not What Most Churchgoers Experience
Baptist News Global
March 17, 2022
Baptist News Global
March 17, 2022
The Rise and Fall of Evangelical Influencers
Religion & Politics
March 15, 2022
Two Insiders’ Writings Should Be Weighed Carefully by Evangelical-Watchers in the Press
GetReligion
March 3, 2022
Female Diversity Thrives at Asheville Pulpits
Mountain Xpress
February 18, 2022
The Christian Post
February 16, 2022
Racial Unity: Merged Southern Congregation Sets an Example
Associated Press
February 14, 2022
The Untold Stories of American Religious Life
Deseret News
January 23, 2022
Who Needs the Church When We Have the Biblical Worldview?
Baptist News Global
December 22, 2021
At the Other Mars Hill Church, New Co-Pastors Hope to Build a Faithful Future
Religion News Service
December 16, 2021
Women Lead Religious Groups in Many Ways – Besides the Growing Number Who Have Been Ordained
The Conversation
December 8, 2021
As COVID Continues, Church-Run Food Pantries, Ministries Adapt and Expand
Religion News Service
December 6, 2021
The Pastor Who Defied the Odds
The Washington Post Magazine
November 30, 2021
Galveston County Faith Leaders Share Thanksgiving Thoughts
The Galveston County Daily News
November 18, 2021
Why the Minichurch Is the Latest Trend in American Religion
Religion News Service
November 16, 2021
Some Churches Got Mega PPP Loans. A Few Got Tiny Ones
Religion News Service
November 8, 2021
With Pandemic Tithes Up, Churches Pay Back Millions in Stimulus Funds
Christianity Today
November 2, 2021
Nearly Half of All Churches and Other Faith Institutions Help People Get Enough to Eat
The Conversation
October 28, 2021
Americans Are in a Mental Health Crisis – Especially African Americans. Can Churches Help?
The Conversation
October 1, 2021
USAPP Blog, London School of Economics and Political Science
September 30, 2021
Women Making Strides in Leadership of Black Denominations Amid Hesitancy
Religion News Service
September 22, 2021
Prayer and Politicking: Churches Become a Center of the California Recall Campaign
Los Angeles Times
September 7, 2021
9 Ways the Modern Worship Service Is Changing
Lifeway Research
August 25, 2021
East St. Louis Church Ordains Women as Clergy for First Time in Its Long History
Belleville News-Democrat
August 4, 2021
Lifelong Calling: Tonya Hamilton Becomes Canton Church’s First Ordained Woman
Canton Repository
June 26, 2021
Will COVID-19 Finally Be the end of the Church Collection Plate?
Religion News Service
April 22, 2021
Barring Women as Leaders in Church May Be Bad for Their Health, New Study Finds
Religion News Service
April 19, 2021
FSU Researchers Find Sexism Limits the Benefits of Religious Participation
Florida State University News
April 2, 2021
Why Are Fewer Americans Involved In Organized Religion?
CBS News Minnesota
April 1, 2021
Like Beth Moore, Many Women Preachers Have Had to Break Free to Follow God’s Call
Religion News Service
March 29, 2021
A Data Dive into the National Congregations Study, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza
Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza
March 26, 2021
You Need to Take the Religious Left Seriously This Time
POLITICO Magazine
February 25, 2021
A Divine ‘Dance’: Clergy Couples on Ministry, Marriage and Their Valentine’s Day Plans
Religion News Service
February 11, 2021
The Digital Divide Is Giving American Churches Hell
WIRED
February 10, 2021
How to Fix the Asian American Female Pastor Dilemma
Christianity Today
January 29, 2021
More Drums, Fewer Choirs as ‘Vibrant’ Church Styles Rise in Popularity
Minneapolis Star Tribune
January 23, 2021
America Elected a Female Vice President. Now Will It Put Women in the Pulpit?
Religion News Service
December 9, 2020
As Organized Religion Shrinks, Faith-Based Charities Worry About the Future
The Washington Post
October 23, 2020
Faith Groups Grapple with Economic Fallout of COVID-19
Minneapolis Star Tribune
August 22, 2020
Multiracial Congregations May Not Bridge Racial Divide
All Things Considered, NPR
July 17, 2020
Churches Are Building Housing Developments ‘in God’s Back Yard’
Bloomberg
July 13, 2020
Black Churches, Via Phones and Facebook, Bridging Digital Divide Amid COVID-19
Religion News Service
April 30, 2020
Church Donations Have Plunged Because of the Coronavirus. Some Churches Won’t Survive.
The Washington Post
April 24, 2020
Pastor-Sharing: For Clergy, a Holy Hustle and Labor of Love
The Christian Science Monitor
April 14, 2020
White House Takes Low-Key Approach to Churches That Ignore Coronavirus Advice
Religion News Service
March 18, 2020
What If Easter, Passover and Ramadan Get Canceled?
Religion News Service
March 17, 2020
A Methodist Church’s Revitalization Plan Raises Questions for Older Members
The Washington Post
January 22, 2020