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179: Growing in numbers (and how they're doing it) with Captains Dustin and Caroline Rowe

179: Growing in numbers (and how they're doing it) with Captains Dustin and Caroline Rowe

FromThe Do Gooders Podcast


179: Growing in numbers (and how they're doing it) with Captains Dustin and Caroline Rowe

FromThe Do Gooders Podcast

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Mar 4, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We’ve heard church attendance is down globally in the wake of the pandemic. Per Gallup, in the United States, just 22% of people say they attend church every week. That’s down from 32% in 2000. We talked last week to General Lyndon Buckingham, the international leader of The Salvation Army, about this trend and what he makes of it. And while The Salvation Army hasn’t been wholly immune to this—there are locations where we're seeing the opposite. And we want to take you to one of them today. The Ray and Joan Kroc Corps and Community Center in Phoenix saw a 112% increase in Sunday morning meeting attendance from 2019 to 2023. So what’s going on at the Kroc? Captains Dustin and Caroline Rowe are the corps officers, or pastors, of the Phoenix Kroc Center. They’re on the show today to share more about their community, their congregation and their perspective on growing a church. EPISODE SHOWNOTES: Read more. BE AFFIRMED. Get the Good Words email series. WHAT’S YOUR CAUSE? Take our quiz. STUDY SCRIPTURE. Get inside the collection. BE INSPIRED. Follow us on Instagram. FIGHT FOR GOOD. Give to The Salvation Army.
Released:
Mar 4, 2024
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Podcast episode

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Life is busy, but you can do good right where you are, and The Do Gooders Podcast is here to help. Join Christin Thieme, editor of The Salvation Army's Caring Magazine, as she interviews guests for ideas to make an impact—from what it means to do good, to where to discover joy, what it is really like to be homeless or how to raise kind kids. If you want to be inspired and find tangible tips for simple actions you can take for good, this is the podcast for you.