Amid the continued declines, Southern Baptists are celebrating back-to-back years of growth in worship attendance and baptism.

But experts say it can offer opportunities for leaders and congregations to grow.

Annual report grades 198 nations and territories, with 9 in 10 harassing believing communities. China and Nigeria score the worst.

How their disaffiliation stands to have a bigger impact on their communities and why leaders are hopeful they’ll come back.

Church leaders believe Christ still offers the answers that the religiously unaffiliated are looking for, even if religious baggage is driving them away.

The biblical call to maintain “a good reputation with outsiders” is becoming a bigger challenge in the US as public perception of clergy falls to a record low.

Latest report on Christian persecution chronicles the rising danger of Islamic militants and autocratic regimes, from Nigeria to Nicaragua.

Overall church membership is up by nearly 10 percent in the region.

What nearly 20,000 people in 26 countries believe about God, Satan, and the supernatural.

In a recent survey, those who left their childhood traditions for a church of their own reported higher engagement with their faith.