by Nick Baird-Chrisohon | Jul 10, 2024
One of the common yet least talked about issues in church’s today is financial literacy. We often assume how people earn, save, and spend is their business and their business alone; however, people in the pews – across all incomes – may not actually...
by Nick Baird-Chrisohon | Jul 2, 2024
Friend of Project Thrive and religious data scientist Dr. Ryan Burge recently co-wrote The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back? with Jim Davis and Michael Graham. In this article on Truth Over Tribe, they...
by Nick Baird-Chrisohon | Jun 24, 2024
The Southern Baptist Convention has been in the news quite a bit recently due to decisions made at this year’s annual convention meeting. Many of the decisions signal the evolving beliefs of America’s largest Protestant denomination. Friend of the program...
by Nick Baird-Chrisohon | Jun 20, 2024
In a recent e-newsletter from Alban at Duke Divinity, editor Prince Rivers writes this: “During the heyday of American Christendom, you might have been able to make the case that congregations did a decent job of carrying out their mission without much...
by Nick Baird-Chrisohon | May 29, 2024
In our final year of Project Thrive 1.0, we find ourselves in an interesting – if not a bit precarious – situation. The political divide in our country has led to many social divisions among friends, families, and churches. We will be offering additional...
by Nick Baird-Chrisohon | Apr 30, 2024
Churches go through life cycles. They grow; they decline. They are started, and they close. Sometimes, following the life of the church is similar to following your favorite sports team where we are asked to support it even when it disappoints us. In this article in...
