Ryan Burge is an account I follow on Substack and X. I recommend you do the same.
He does a really good job capturing the current social data around Christianity. He’s a great follow regardless of your denomination, but be prepared to be discouraged — this too is irrespective of your denomination.
He frequently goes viral for his infographics about trends in Christianity. Below is one about the trend of non-denominational church attendance being on the rise.
People are noticing the obvious jump in non-denominational church attendance. This is not good.
There is nothing that unites Non-Denominational (ND) churches doctrinally, which means we have no idea what these Christians actually believe. Take any two churches from the “non-denominational” category, and you will find wildly different doctrinal commitments. Here’s an example of two independent churches in California. I asked AI to find non-denominational churches that had doctrinal statements and thought it was important, and those that did not. Then I asked it to create a summary of the two churches.
The one on the right is Grace Community Church, founded by the late John MacArthur. They are very serious about their doctrinal commitments. The other is Mosaic (left), which is based in LA and has multiple campuses around the world.