Below is a link to an interesting article about those who have no religious practice, but do not describe themselves as atheists. It poses the interesting question of what people do believe. https://theconversation.com/the-number-of-religious-nones-has-soared-but-not-the-number-of-atheists-and-as-social-scientists-we-wanted-to-know-why-228852
Author: <span>Neil Elliot</span>
The Canadian “Anglican Journal” just put out an article on the 2022 statistics. There’s nothing surprising here – but I’m grateful that the data is getting out to the people in the pews.
Which is the most significant day of the Christian year? Is it Christmas or Easter? The statistical data on attendance for these two days can tell us what kind of church we are, and what opportunities we have to reach…
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…
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…