Luke’s account of Christmas has a census as the reason Jesus birth took place in Bethlehem. As we come into the Christmas season I want to reflect on the nature of what statisticians do, in the light of the Bible’s…
Month: <span>November 2023</span>
What happens to the statistics we carefully collect and collate. How are they used – if at all? In this edition we will look at myths, realities, and aspirations of using church stats NumbersMatters is also available as a podcast…
The CofE has released the Statistics for Mission 2022, so are they good news, bad news or no news? Well as I will explain, the broad answer appears to be yes. Included also are some interesting occasional statistics on the…
Should the Church be SMART or organic? A recent Church Times article rails against episcopal managerialism and sets its sights on “targets” as the problem. In this week’s NumbersMatters I want to say why we need SMART targets now more…