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Hear practical ways that congregational leaders can reach more people of all ages and bring them together.

A new initiative at CRCC will support journalism and generate insights about the nature of social change and American religion.

This guide aims to provide a wider understanding of change in American religion, pointing to stories and larger trends.

Contradictions are inherent in societal trends. CRCC looks at the up, down and sideways movement across our 10 years of trend analysis.

Edited by Ken Chitwood (Bloomsbury, 2026)

People have been steadily walking away from churches in recent years – and with good reason. However, if we embrace the idea of church as an organizing force for activism and a haven for misfits, perhaps we can chip away at this apathy and reclaim its widespread power to positively influence society.

This toolkit includes resources from CRCC’s work. With it, we seek to guide faith leaders on their journey of reimagining how religion can be lived out communally.

Watch a discussion about the power of faith to drive resistance to anti-immigration policies in the United States. Manuel Pastor, director of USC’s Equity Research Institute, moderated an online discussion with the authors of God’s Resistance: Mobilizing Faith to Defend Immigrants (NYU Press, 2023).