"Even before the pandemic, growth was not what the typical church was experiencing," Mr. McConnell said. "COVID-19 leveled church experiences to where almost no one was seeing growth. Today a noticeable number of churches are growing again. But mindsets have adjusted to the reality that growth is a gift from God and is not to be taken for granted."
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Scott McConnell, Lifeway Research’s executive director, said in a statement that while believers are told in Scripture that difficult times lie ahead, the Bible “doesn’t prescribe fear as the response to adversity.
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