Ephesians 4:15, Matthew 8:1-3, and Selected
Rev. Dr. Jim Carder
From 1973 to 1985, American confidence in organized religion was at 60 percent, higher than confidence in any other instituion. Today, only 38 percent of Americans say they have a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in the church or organized religion. When skepticism about faith and confidence in the church is at its lowest, 62 percent of Americans (6 in 10, 3 in 5) do not trust the church, we need to give them a reason to believe.
