Heidi talks with her research associate, Jennifer Daly, about new research findings on how church's views and uses of technology shifted over the first year of the pandemic.
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Troy and Heidi explore recent statistics on church decline in the SBC and Episcopal churches and reflect on what mindsets may be the root cause of the decline.
Heidi interviews Wendi Bellar, her co-author of the new book Digital Religion-The Basics on how religion is practiced in digital culture.
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https://www.routledge.com/Digital-Religion-The-Basics/Campbell-Bellar/p/book/9780367528102
Heidi interviews Dr. Steven Garner on how gamers explore spirituality in different game worlds.
Heidi interviews Kathy DiSanto on her journey to becoming a "done" which provides insight into why committed Christians are leaving the church.
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Mapping the Rise of the Dones Survey: http://bitly.ws/w9S9
Troy breaksdown the many ways in which we can creatively give to our own communities during the holidays.
Heidi interviews Sophia Osteen about their new research study "Mapping the rise of the dones" and what factors may be influencing people's migration journey away from organized religion.
Take the "dones" survey at http://bitly.ws/w9S9
Troy interviews Hector Ramos about the state of the church coming out of the pandemic.
Troy and Heidi talk about the implications of the move away from Christianity in the US as predicted by a recent 2022 PEW study.
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2019 report: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/10/17/in-u-s-decline-of-christianity-continues-at-rapid-pace/
2022 Report: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/09/13/modeling-the-future-of-religion-in-america/
Troy and Heidi discuss the coming post-Christian move in the US according to PEW's "Modeling the Future of Religion in America" report.
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What on EARTH is the Church Doing?: A dynamic look at the post-pandemic church in a post-Christian culture
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09FC8C9K9
2019 Report:
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/10/17/in-u-s-decline-of-christianity-continues-at-rapid-pace/
2022 Report:
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/09/13/modeling-the-future-of-religion-in-america/
Troy and Heidi discuss communion: what it is, who it is for, and how churches see it differently.
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Are You Spiritual, But Not Religious? podcast: https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/eq4mn4
What on EARTH is the Church Doing? by Troy Shepherd: https://www.amazon.com/What-EARTH-Church-Doing-post-Christian/dp/B09FC8C9K9
Heidi interviews Steve Taylor, theologian and educator, on the topic of the state of the church in New Zealand
Troy interviews Mark Jordan, a chaplain & congregational care pastor at his local church, about a place called Imagine Diversity. A place where people are valued and unity is appreciated.
Imagine Diversity email: imaginediversityid@gmail.com
Heidi interviews Grace Jones, a PhD student at Texas A&M University studying history, about their book chapter on posthuman visions of technology and how pastors discussions of online church echo some of these same beliefs.
Heidi continues her conversation with Dr. Andrew McNeely about how religious organizations' views of race and identity are exposed through their work with the hungry.
Heidi interviews Dr. Andrew McNeely, director of the Aggie Research Program, on his research about the strategies that religious organizations use when working with the hungry.
Heidi interviews Scott Thumma, Director of the Epic Project at Hartford International Seminary, on the long-term challenges churches encounter when moving to online services.
Heidi talks with @conniemerhley about the impact that blessing boxes can have on your community and getting your faith community involved.
Heidi introduces findings from the Tech In Churches report on the digital divide and its impacts on congregations during the pandemic.
Tech Trend Paper 3: The Digital Divide, Digital Reluctance and Its Impact on Pandemic Churches https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/195938
Heidi interviews her father, John Campbell about his history with Christianity and his relationship with how he views church today.
