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Aaron Earls

  • Media Relations Specialist and Writer, LifeWay
  • Writer, Freelance
Nashville
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The least handy person who ever grew up on a farm. — my wife. Senior writer: @LifewayResearch, published: @WashPostFaith @CTmagazine @TGC @WNGdotorg
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Small group participation linked to higher discipleship scores, Lifeway Research finds

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By Aaron Earls, Laura Erlanson Verified, Scott Barkley Verified
| Baptist Press Verified
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Regular small group participants are likely to be among the most mature disciples in a church, but they still need encouragement in some areas. According to the latest analysis of Lifeway Research’s State of Discipleship study, U.S. Protestant churchgoers who regularly attend a small group Bible study, such as Sunday School, have the highest discipleship scores.
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Small Group Participation Linked to Higher Discipleship Scores

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By Aaron Earls
| lifeway.com
AndreyPopov photo | Getty Images U.S. Protestant churchgoers who regularly attend a small group Bible study, such as Sunday School, have the highest discipleship scores. By Aaron Earls Regular small group participants are likely to be among the most mature disciples in a church, but they still need encouragement in some areas.
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Churches Are More Diverse but Talking Less About Diversity

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By Aaron Earls, Andy Olsen Verified
| Christianity Today Verified
Over the past decade, churchgoers are more likely to see someone of a different ethnicity in their congregation but less likely to hear about racial diversity from the pulpit. A Lifeway Research study of US Protestant pastors found churches have seemingly grown more diverse, while pastors have grown less likely to see diversity as a goal and to preach about racial reconciliation. “American congregations have a long history of being comprised of almost entirely one ethnicity.
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