THE PULSE What people ar e saying, doing and believing | Compiled by Sara Shelton


Lack of Confidence A


Source: The Week, July 27, 2012


mericans are showing a steady decline in the amount of confidence they have in organized religion. Only 44% say they hold a great deal of


confidence in churches or organized religion, a decline from the 68% who held this stance two decades ago. What can your church do to remedy this lack of confidence in church and organized religion in your community and point those around you back to Christ?


Are You There, God? A


Source: CNN.com, June 12, 2012


ccording to a poll by Pew Research, the num- ber of American millenials (ages 18 to 30) who doubt the existence of God appears to be growing. While a strong 68% of young Americans indicated that they have never doubted God’s existence, it marks a 15-point drop from the 83% who made the same as- sertion in ’07. No other age group showed more than a two-point drop in the same five-year period. Consider how your church can help build a more solid founda- tion of faith amongst millenials in your congregation.


Minority Majority A


Source: Time, June 4, 2012


ccording to new U.S. Census reports, more than half (50.4%) of the children born in the United States between July 2010 and July 2011 were to minority


parents. This marks the first time in U.S. history that minority births were in the majority in the country.


By The Numbers: How often do U.S. adults pray? Daily


56% 3 Winter 2013 • onmission.com


23%


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