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March 2015 – Church analyst Thom Rainer, president of Lifeway Research, observed 15 church trends on his blog, thomrainer.com. Some noteworthy trends are listed below.

1. Churches eliminate Sunday evening worship services.

2. Churches gain more than one pastor or teaching pastors.

3. Organizations dedicated to prayer in the local church increase.

4. Small churches shrink, and large churches grow with multiple smaller services.

thomrainer.com, 1/3/15