In the Paper
Apr 8, 2007 Print This Post
I’m in the paper today. Oddly, it’s in an article on the Eastern Orthodox Church. Here’s part of the article:
According to a recent report on church growth released by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, congregations that use contemporary worship styles are more likely to grow.
That’s something Pastor Noel Heikkinen has seen at Riverview Church in Holt, a congregation that has gone from 240 members to more than 2,000 in the past six years.
Riverview’s services are very contemporary. The atmosphere is casual. The bands that play on Sundays range in style from praise music to punk rock and more.
“As the culture around us changes, we change to not only connect with the style of that culture,” he said, “but also to try to answer the questions that culture is asking.”
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