Men now surpass women in church attendance, especially among Gen X, millennials: Barna

RDKirk said:

But for the long term, women leaving the church will mean fewer members in church over time. It's mothers and grandmothers who perpetuate religious tradition.

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It can also present relationship and marriage challenges.

Over on Reddit there are alot of Orthodox and Ex-Orthodox Christians that convert, and discover it's difficult or impossible to find a spouse or partner.

PloverWing said:

I'd be interested in seeing this broken down by church/denomination. Is the increase happening primarily in nondenominational megachurches, or is it also happening in Catholic and traditional Protestant-denominational churches? I couldn't tell from the article.

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I suspect it's happening across denominations, but probably leans towards more conservative, traditional churches.

My local Congregationalist church has picked up a few younger people in the past year, most of them male.

bèlla said:

They’re having serious issues now and I wouldn’t use them as an example. Leadership devoid of God will give you a mess like they’re grappling with. And we need to get away from numbers and seek the Lord’s input before we decide. He doesn’t always follow conventions and the best fit may not be someone we’d consider.

Christians should be viewing it as vocations as @Paidiske noted. We want a lot of things God hasn’t sanctioned and He must be in it for us to succeed.

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Ironically the side project I have put on hold could solve many of their problems especially the big ones. I do have some connections with Europe via relatives who are also missionaries who in-turn have connections to the government but it's too soon to contact them yet about the matter.

I also have direct affiliations in the right places like universities from long ago but have lost their contact info. It's only a matter of finding and reconnecting with them. Things are still premature however. But if it works, it can dramatically shift the geopolitics in the region, and I'd be riding a huge wave staying ahead to fund my the next phase of the project. Success or failure.

And instead of feeling threatened by someone’s ascent study them instead, ask questions, pray for them and cheer them on. That’s what’s missing in the church. We should be one another’s biggest cheerleaders and advocates.

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I don't make a big deal of it probably because I don't have aspirations nor see the need to become a leader myself unless I have something to bring to the table. So far, that situation hasn't come and I feel genuinely useless in that situation.

What did you say about your circumstances a few weeks ago? Most of the advice Ai suggested I’d mentioned earlier. But I’m a woman. ;-)

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I forgot! But I remember about AI giving similar solutions you're proposing. I consider AI feminine purely by behavior and nature of replies and mirrors your posts so I'm not mistaken on your gender!

I kept telling chatgpt, I have no time and energy for its solution and then it will come up with possibly easier alternative and I'll make the same reply probably because that's the truth until we hit a wall. Chatgpt almost sounded frustrated but I somehow felt better I was able to let it out. Normally, I'm too embarrassed to talk about it to another person.

timewerx said:

Ironically the side project I have put on hold could solve many of their problems especially the big ones.

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Mass immigration is a global experiment that’s splintering societies and creating bastions of crime and unrest. That’s the threat we’re facing now and several countries are up in arms. If you have a project that’s promising you should commune with the Lord for counsel. If we’ve learned anything from Gaza it’s the necessity of taking action.

timewerx said:

But if it works, it can dramatically shift the geopolitics in the region, and I'd be riding a huge wave staying ahead to fund my the next phase of the project. Success or failure.

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The clock has started and you don’t have time to waiver. This was posted yesterday and a comment follows.


What I did read was that Bill Gates has said that in about 10 years smart phones will be obsolete, and that we will have our digital identity along with smart phone /internet ability tattood on our arms and that it will have our financial, health, bank account, passport, ID, ect. right on it.

The number is significant but you’d need to understand its application biblically. Ten is traditionally associated with completion, order and divine authority. If you add up the year it would occur (2035) you’ll get 10. The announcement was made in July which is the 7th month. Seven usually symbolizes completion or perfection. Everything related to the message is referencing a theme. If you’re familiar with the Chinese calendar we have the red horse in 2026 and the fire dragon in 2036.

timewerx said:

I forgot! But I remember about AI giving similar solutions you're proposing. I consider AI feminine purely by behavior and nature of replies and mirrors your posts so I'm not mistaken on your gender!

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Of course I’m female. Get to work. ;-)

~bella