Our upcoming Faith Seeking Understanding Session is on Saturday 7th June, titled, ‘A Quiet Revival: Implications and Actions.’
This is a Special Webinar with Rhiannon McAleer, co-author of the remarkable, new, Bible Society Report on the Startling Turn-Around in English and Welsh Church Attendance.
Since its publication in April, the Quiet Revival survey has attracted phenomenal attention, not only in church circles but across mainstream, digital and social media—both in the UK and worldwide. Jointly undertaken by the Bible Society and YouGov, the survey shows that since 2018, the number of 18-24-year-olds attending church regularly has risen four-fold, from 4% to 16%, with young men’s attendance in that age bracket rising from 4% to 21%. In the population as a whole, regular church attendees have risen from 8% seven years ago to 12% now. So, what’s going on, and why does it appear that decades of apparently inexorable decline are being reversed? Having jointly written the report on the survey, Rhiannon McAleer is excellently placed to unpack the data and suggest practical outcomes arising from it for local church and mission. We at LST are delighted to welcome her as a guest to this latest session in our termly webinar series ‘Faith Seeking Understanding’, which seeks to apply the best research and writing in theology to grass roots congregations and the communities they serve.