It is hard to appreciate the diversity of the Anglican church of Canada. This post is an attempt to inform or remind readers of just how big and varied Canada is and how the ACC reflects that diversity. We need…
Author: <span>Neil Elliot</span>
I thought it might be beneficial to include up to date metrics on the ACC. These are intended to give us a sense of whom we are at this point in the life of the ACC. It is worth explaining…
This will be the first of two short reports based on Anglican Church of Canada data from the 2022 diocesan returns. The second report will look at more structural metrics. This report is based on the parish statistics. Data quality…
If you think that God is not interested in numbers then I have news for you. The evidence says that God loves statistics. In this blog I will look at that evidence through the Bible’s use of two numbers –…
The United Reformed Church of the UK have reported their statistics in the 2024 yearbook. Below is an analysis of those statistics by Martin Camroux. Thanks to Martin for allowing me to share his report on this blog. My apologies…
Last week I wrote about the process and reasons for adding data items to the annual return. This week I am writing about the opposite – removing data items – and the very good reason(s) why. The Pentecostal Church of…
This year both the CofE and the Anglican Church of Canada will be asking for new data items. In this blog I will consider why we do that and what is involved. The data items for the CofE are about…
Who is coming to our Christmas services and why? We might think this is obviously to encounter God. But some recent research shows 33% of participants did not believe in God. This should give us cause for thought, optimism and…
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…
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…