Youth and Elders: Fostering Intergenerational Connections
Hear practical ways that congregational leaders can reach more people of all ages and bring them together. Read More
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CRCC Launches Stories of Change in American Religion Initiative
A new initiative at CRCC will support journalism and generate insights about the nature of social change and American religion. Read More
A Guide to Religion in America: Finding Stories of Change
This guide aims to provide a wider understanding of change in American religion, pointing to stories and larger trends. Read More
6-7 Trends to Watch in Religion and Society in 2026
Contradictions are inherent in societal trends. CRCC looks at the up, down and sideways movement across our 10 years of trend analysis. Read More
Engaged Spirituality: Stories of Religious Resilience, Inspiration and Pursuing the Common Good
Edited by Ken Chitwood (Bloomsbury, 2026) Read More
A Church Beyond Belief: Reclaiming the Power of Religious Community for Justice, Healing, and the Common Good
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. Read More
Reimagining Church: A Toolkit
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. Read More
God’s Resistance: Mobilizing Faith to Defend Immigrants
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). Read More
A Year of Crisis and Opportunity: 2024 Trends in Religion and Society
In CRCC’s annual trends post last year, we wrote about surviving, if not thriving. We write this year’s trends with a special place in our hearts for CRCC’s senior editor Nick Street, who took a significant role in compiling these trends each year, always balancing a sense of cynicism and optimism. Read More
Washington Post: Richard Flory on Saddleback’s Rick Warren Ordaining Women
Rick Warren, founder and pastor of Saddleback Church, is challenging the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) belief that women should not be pastors in their church. The Washington Post interviewed the CRCC’s executive director, Richard Flory, about his thoughts on Warren’s disagreement with SBC. Read More
