In this episode, Mark Clifton and Mark Hallock discuss some major developments for churches in the last year.
- Local congregations will emphasize evangelism more than at any point in the past three decades.
- The increase in the growth of diversity in congregations will be its greatest ever in 2023.
- The year 2023 will be a record year for church adoptions.
- More churches will have specific global partners.
- The time between pastors for churches will be longer than ever.
- The number of interim pastors will be greater than ever.
- More churches will request consultations than at any point in American church history.
- Church autopsies will be the fastest growing area of research in American churches.
- More pastors and staff will become bi-vocational and co-vocational.
- More pastors and staff will get their theological and ministry training in the church.
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