NCS in the News 


Should Women Be Pastors?

Dallas News
June 22, 2024

A Message for Nonprofits: Black Churches are Powerful Potential Allies

The Chronicle of Philanthropy
March 1, 2024

How Might the SBC Reshape Itself Next?

Baptist News Global
February 6, 2024

Latest Dissection of Trump-Era Evangelicalism Offers One Dose of Insider Savvy

GetReligion
January 2, 2024

What Philanthropy and Nonprofits Lose as Religion Fades

The Chronicle of Philanthropy
December 12, 2023

American Megachurches Are Thriving By Poaching Flocks

The Economist
August 24, 2023

Diocese of Scranton to Link, Consolidate Parishes Amid Dwindling Parishioners, Retiring Priests

Scranton Times-Tribune
July 23, 2023

First Pres Heads in New Direction Under New Pastor

The Brunswick News
July 3, 2023

An Evangelical Star Takes on Southern Baptists Over Ordaining Women

The Washington Post
June 11, 2023

Does God Exist? Half of Americans Say a Definite Yes

The Hill
May 22, 2023

Rebecca Randall: Bridging the Gap between Black Churches and Mental Health

Day 1
May 9, 2023

Why Doesn’t the U.S. Census Ask About Religion?

Religion Q&A, Patheos
April 25, 2023

Lots of Americans Are Losing Their Religion. Have You?

The New York Times
April 19, 2023

Why the U.S. Census Doesn’t Ask Americans About Their Religion

Pew Research Center
April 12, 2023

Maura Healey, ‘First of Her Name’: May She Be Unabashedly Herself

WBUR
November 9, 2022

Part-Time Pastors: No Longer Unicorns

The Presbyterian Outlook
November 9, 2022

PW Special Report: Religious Conservatives Showcase Close Bond With NC Republican Leaders

NC Policy Watch / NC Newsline
October 19, 2022

Singing Together in Church Is a Holy Act. Why Are Churches Doing Away With It?

The Christian Post
August 25, 2022

Jesus Won’t Abandon You If You Don’t Have a Full-Time Pastor

Presbyterian Outlook
August 24, 2022

Progressive People of Faith Can Be a Powerful Political Force

CommonWealth
August 5, 2022

Urban Leadership Academy Celebrates 10 Years

Spectrum News 1
June 11, 2022

Interest in Choral Singing Is Not Declining in America, So Why Are Church Choirs Disappearing?

Baptist News Global
March 28, 2022

Half of U.S. Congregations Led By Solo Pastor But That’s Not What Most Churchgoers Experience

Baptist News Global
March 17, 2022

Another Major Study Confirms: Most American Congregations Are Small, But Most Churchgoers Attend Large Congregations

Baptist News Global
March 17, 2022

The Rise and Fall of Evangelical Influencers

Religion & Politics
March 15, 2022

Two Insiders’ Writings Should Be Weighed Carefully by Evangelical-Watchers in the Press

GetReligion
March 3, 2022

Female Diversity Thrives at Asheville Pulpits

Mountain Xpress
February 18, 2022

Majority of Pastors Say They Want Racially Diverse Congregations, But Few Are Finding It in Reality: Study

The Christian Post
February 16, 2022

Racial Unity: Merged Southern Congregation Sets an Example

Associated Press
February 14, 2022

The Untold Stories of American Religious Life

Deseret News
January 23, 2022

Who Needs the Church When We Have the Biblical Worldview?

Baptist News Global
December 22, 2021

At the Other Mars Hill Church, New Co-Pastors Hope to Build a Faithful Future

Religion News Service
December 16, 2021

Women Lead Religious Groups in Many Ways – Besides the Growing Number Who Have Been Ordained

The Conversation
December 8, 2021

As COVID Continues, Church-Run Food Pantries, Ministries Adapt and Expand

Religion News Service
December 6, 2021

The Pastor Who Defied the Odds

The Washington Post Magazine
November 30, 2021

Galveston County Faith Leaders Share Thanksgiving Thoughts

The Galveston County Daily News
November 18, 2021

Why the Minichurch Is the Latest Trend in American Religion

Religion News Service
November 16, 2021

Some Churches Got Mega PPP Loans. A Few Got Tiny Ones

Religion News Service
November 8, 2021

With Pandemic Tithes Up, Churches Pay Back Millions in Stimulus Funds

Christianity Today
November 2, 2021

Nearly Half of All Churches and Other Faith Institutions Help People Get Enough to Eat

The Conversation
October 28, 2021

Americans Are in a Mental Health Crisis – Especially African Americans. Can Churches Help?

The Conversation
October 1, 2021

Churches Don’t Just Follow Their Congregants’ Views and Actions on Political Issues, They May Be Shaping Them, Too

USAPP Blog, London School of Economics and Political Science
September 30, 2021

Women Making Strides in Leadership of Black Denominations Amid Hesitancy

Religion News Service
September 22, 2021

Prayer and Politicking: Churches Become a Center of the California Recall Campaign

Los Angeles Times
September 7, 2021

9 Ways the Modern Worship Service Is Changing

Lifeway Research
August 25, 2021

East St. Louis Church Ordains Women as Clergy for First Time in Its Long History

Belleville News-Democrat
August 4, 2021

Lifelong Calling: Tonya Hamilton Becomes Canton Church’s First Ordained Woman

Canton Repository
June 26, 2021

Will COVID-19 Finally Be the end of the Church Collection Plate?

Religion News Service
April 22, 2021

Barring Women as Leaders in Church May Be Bad for Their Health, New Study Finds

Religion News Service
April 19, 2021

FSU Researchers Find Sexism Limits the Benefits of Religious Participation

Florida State University News
April 2, 2021

Why Are Fewer Americans Involved In Organized Religion?

CBS News Minnesota
April 1, 2021

Like Beth Moore, Many Women Preachers Have Had to Break Free to Follow God’s Call

Religion News Service
March 29, 2021

A Data Dive into the National Congregations Study, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza

Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza
March 26, 2021

You Need to Take the Religious Left Seriously This Time

POLITICO Magazine
February 25, 2021

A Divine ‘Dance’: Clergy Couples on Ministry, Marriage and Their Valentine’s Day Plans

Religion News Service
February 11, 2021

The Digital Divide Is Giving American Churches Hell

WIRED
February 10, 2021

How to Fix the Asian American Female Pastor Dilemma

Christianity Today
January 29, 2021

More Drums, Fewer Choirs as ‘Vibrant’ Church Styles Rise in Popularity

Minneapolis Star Tribune
January 23, 2021

America Elected a Female Vice President. Now Will It Put Women in the Pulpit?

Religion News Service
December 9, 2020

As Organized Religion Shrinks, Faith-Based Charities Worry About the Future

The Washington Post
October 23, 2020

Faith Groups Grapple with Economic Fallout of COVID-19

Minneapolis Star Tribune
August 22, 2020

Multiracial Congregations May Not Bridge Racial Divide

All Things Considered, NPR
July 17, 2020

Churches Are Building Housing Developments ‘in God’s Back Yard’

Bloomberg
July 13, 2020

Black Churches, Via Phones and Facebook, Bridging Digital Divide Amid COVID-19

Religion News Service
April 30, 2020

Church Donations Have Plunged Because of the Coronavirus. Some Churches Won’t Survive.

The Washington Post
April 24, 2020

Pastor-Sharing: For Clergy, a Holy Hustle and Labor of Love

The Christian Science Monitor
April 14, 2020

White House Takes Low-Key Approach to Churches That Ignore Coronavirus Advice

Religion News Service
March 18, 2020

What If Easter, Passover and Ramadan Get Canceled?

Religion News Service
March 17, 2020

A Methodist Church’s Revitalization Plan Raises Questions for Older Members

The Washington Post
January 22, 2020