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Perceived spiritual openness, increased prioritization on evangelism, and greater clarity on the purposes of evangelism are among the more surprising findings in this 2024 study with Alpha Canada, with over 800 Canadian church leaders. This report also includes data and opportunities for congregation leaders in areas of prayer, inviting people to evangelistic contexts, and celebrating new followers of Jesus.
Where are signs of life in Canadian congregations, and what can we learn from them?
Evangelistic beliefs, behaviours, experiences, and challenges vary by theological tradition and frequency of church attendance. This Canadian research explores these topics based on survey data with over 9100 people in 250+ congregations.
Co-vocational pastors are increasingly common in Canada. Yet should we also think about co-vocational churches where all members are part of the “priesthood of all believers,” seeing their lives as part of God’s mission?
“No religion” is the fastest growing group in Canada. This 2021 survey research with 2700+ Canadian church leaders, in partnership with Alpha Canada, details the attitudes, behaviours, and experiences surrounding evangelization. Some results are unexpected, yielding several considerations for churches that wish to take evangelism seriously as one potential source of church growth.
How and why do we define a “flourishing congregation” in the ways we do? In this anchoring research to the Flourishing Congregations Institute’s work, this study builds on interviews with 100+ Canadian church leaders across theological traditions and Canadian regions.
Visionary leadership and re-evangelization are central components to the transformation, renewal, and flourishing witnessed in this Catholic parish during case study research in Atlantic Canada. This presentation explores some of the areas related to being “explosively alive,” including Alpha, Mass, mobilizing lay leadership, innovation, and parish structures and processes.
Ministering in a post-Christian context is not for the faint of heart. This presentation explores two evangelical Protestant church plants in Quebec, flourishing in part because of efforts by young leaders to remove barriers for those unfamiliar with Christianity to meaningfully participate in a local congregation.
Imagine a neighbourhood that would notice if a congregation was no longer there. This is the experience captured in this presentation based on case study research with a Catholic parish in Central Canada – a parish whose identity is grounded in service-oriented evangelization with those on the margins of society, and whose activities strengthened partnerships with community organizations along with the spiritual growth and formation of its own members.
The Flourishing Congregations Institute researches the Canadian Church, interpreting and sharing data with church leaders across the country.
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