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2024

August 29, "Switchers and Exiters." Feature article in Canadian Mennonite 28(11).

February 22, "Millennials overtake Baby Boomers as the Dominant Generation - What Does this Mean?” Radio interview on 630 CHED with Courtney Theriault.

February 7, "What Makes For an Evangelistic Church?” Podcast Interview for Faith Trends with Rick Hiemstra and Lindsay Callaway.

2023

November 18, "Determining Religiosity A Challenge: Survey Results Vary but It’s Clear Those with No Religion on the Rise.” John Longhurst, Winnipeg Free Press.

January 23, "A Little More Conversation with Ben O'Hara-Byrne." Radio Interview on Corus Radio (43:20 mark). 

January 21, "Senate Offers Course on 'Working with Millennials' to Counter 'Entitled Praise-Seekers' Stereotype," John Paul Tasker, CBC News.

2022

April 30, "Survey Examines Canadian Attitudes to Religion." John Longhurst, Winnipeg Free Press. 

January 31. "Church Growth in Canada." Podcast Interview for Finding our Way: Southview Community Church with Jeff Lockyer.

2021

November 13, "Stats on Religion in Canada not Surprising for Scholars." John Longhurst, Winnipeg Free Press. 

November 4, "How Might Churches Flourish after the Pandemic." Faith Today. 

October 21, "Gotta Have Faith." Maggie John, Context Beyond the Headlines. 

March 17, "Leading with Hope: Influential Protestant Canadian Church Leaders' Perspectives in the Midst of COVID-19." Panelist for Alpha Canada Webinar.

March 9, “Opting Out of Religion … Religious Nones and New Opportunities for the Church.” Podcast Interview for Rekindle with Nick Kadun and Rob Chartrand.

 

March 9, "Elder Millennial: This is the Year They Turn 40." Danielle Nerman, CBC Calgary News.

January 16, "Researcher Bullish on Belief Despite Growth of Atheism." John Longhurst, Winnipeg Free Press.

2020

November 24, "Religious Nones." Invited article for Alliance Connection (Fall 2020, p.41-43).

October 25, “How conspiracies like QAnon are slowly creeping into some Canadian churches.” Joel Dryden, CBC News.

September 22, “Religious Nones and Flourishing Congregations.” Podcast Interview for Rossroad Community Church with Craig Thiessen and Holly Mclean.

July 7, “None of the Above: Nonreligious Identity in the US and Canada.” Podcast Interview with Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme for Impolite Conversation with Dan Clanton and Tim Hill.

 

June 13, “Camps, Retreat Centres Hardest Hit Ministries: Survey.” John Longhurst, Winnipeg Free Press.

May 27, “None of the Above: Nonreligious Identity in the US and Canada.” Podcast Interview with Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme for New Books in Religion Network with Lindsey Jackson.

April 7, “Coronavirus & Easter: Lapsed Christians Unlikely to Return to Church even in Uncertain Times.” Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme and Joel Thiessen, The Conversation.

April 4, “Keeping the Faithful.” John Longhurst, Winnipeg Free Press.

March 31, “None of the Above.” Phil Zuckerman, Psychology Today.

 

March 23, “COVID-19, Science, and the Nonreligious.” Joel Thiessen and Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme, New York University Press Blog.

 

January 2, “Demographic, Cultural Changes Key to Declining Church Membership: Sociologist of Religion.” Matt Gardner, Anglican Journal.

2019

September 27. "Reaching the 42 million leaving the Church." Abigail Theano-Pudwill, Christian News.

September 14. "The Millennials Mosaic." Hal Roberts, Bridge City News.

September 12. "'Values Chasm' between young and old matters in this election, says pollster." Douglas Todd, Vancouver Sun.

May 21. “Study: It’s easier to be a ‘None’ in Canada than in the US.” John Longhurst, Religion News Service.

May 21. “Flourishing Congregations Institute.” Podcast Interview with Mark Buchanan and Bernie Van De Walle, Faith AEffects.

 

May 19. "Millennials - The Entitled Generation?" Melinda Estabrooks, See Hear Love.

March 1. “The Canadian Millennials Choosing God in a Secular World” Ellen Samek, National Post.

2018

December 5. “Are you in a Flourishing Church? How do you Know when You’ve Found One?” Podcast Interview with Karen Stiller, Evangelical Fellowship of Canada.

November 2. “Canadian Christianity Under Construction?” Lorna Dueck, Context TV: Beyond the Headlines.

May 24. "Understanding the Religious 'None' Landscape in Canada." Lecture at Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, Victoria, BC.

March 26. “Fairness in the Precarious World of Christian College Contracts.” Peter Schuurman, Christian Courier.

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