Future of the Church

Presentation on the future of the church in the UK for senior Anglican clergy including Bishops, Archdeacons, Area Deans and so on - based on: key trends including the huge growth of attendance at online services during Lockdown and in the year following, surveys showing increased interest in learning about the Christian faith, ongoing high demand by parents for places at Christian schools and the growing national desire to be a more compassionate, caring, kind and loving society.

Sources of Survey Data Include: Online metrics, Church attendance statistics, National Census plus many large national surveys.  Results may surprise you.

2015 Talking Jesus (CofE)

https://talkingjesus.org/ 

May 2020 Guardian / Tearfund

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/03/british-public-turn-to-prayer-as-one-in-four-tune-in-to-religious-services 

August 2020 Durham University

https://www.dur.ac.uk/digitaltheology/ewo/

June 2022 Church Pastoral Aid Society

https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2022/1-july/news/uk/smaller-churches-have-recovered-more-after-lockdowns-than-larger-ones-easter-data-suggest 

November 2022 Perceptions of Jesus (CofE) - to be published

https://www.barna.com/research/open-generation-perceptions/