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The Chinese word for crisis is composed of two characters:
One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.
- John F. Kennedy
Crisis – The Religion Singularity
In his first book, Paradoxy: Creating Christian Community
Beyond Us and Them, Ken Howard predicted that Christi-
anity was facing “a religious realignment of seismic pro-
portions.” Driven by the very human needs for certainty,
security, and control, the institutional Church appeared to
be heading into a time of uncontrolled schism: with
churches and denominations splitting apart at an ever-
increasing rate.
What once was speculation is now established fact. After
years of researching the demographic trends of institu-
tional religions, Howard now says that – as an organized
religion – Christianity has entered what he calls “The Reli-
gion Singularity,” a period of runaway division in which
new churches and denominations are being created at
more than twice the rate at which new believers are being
formed.
Danger – The Death of Religion
The danger is real.
If current trends remain unchanged – and there is little
reason to believe otherwise – by the end of the current
century, average denomination and church sizes world-
wide will have shrunk to unsustainable levels. By the year
2100, denomination size will have dropped to under
15,000 and the average church size will have dived well
under 100, a size not seen since the first century. Howard
believes this will be the death knell for denominations and
will spell the end of the local worship center in its current
form.
OVER, Please
Ken Howard
The Danger Is Real – Fear Is a Choice
Opportunity – The Resurrection of Faith
Fear is a choice.
While the year 2100 may see the demise of denominations, Howard believes there may be hope for the
local worship center, but only if it is willing to transform its current way of being at a level that amounts
to a death and resurrection. Congregations that would “rather die than change” will almost certainly get
their wish. Congregations with a “death grip” on every tradition inherited from their forebears will bring
about their own demise. Only the lean, creative, and experimental will survive. Those congregations will-
ing to strip down to the essentials and creatively experiment with new ways of being that support that
Minimum Viable Belief will not only be able to survive, but thrive.
Choice – The FaithX Project
The purpose of the FaithX Project is to provide leaders with the tools to help their con-
gregations live into the choice to survive and thrive:
 A Best-Practices Book – The FaithX Project: Experimental Faith Communities for an
Undiscovered Future
 An Online Community of Practice – The FaithX Network
 A Supported Consultancy – FaithX Services
“It's end of religion as we know it, and I feel fine.”
– Ken Howard, with apologies to R.E.M.

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FaithX Sell Sheet #5

  • 1. The Chinese word for crisis is composed of two characters: One represents danger and the other represents opportunity. - John F. Kennedy Crisis – The Religion Singularity In his first book, Paradoxy: Creating Christian Community Beyond Us and Them, Ken Howard predicted that Christi- anity was facing “a religious realignment of seismic pro- portions.” Driven by the very human needs for certainty, security, and control, the institutional Church appeared to be heading into a time of uncontrolled schism: with churches and denominations splitting apart at an ever- increasing rate. What once was speculation is now established fact. After years of researching the demographic trends of institu- tional religions, Howard now says that – as an organized religion – Christianity has entered what he calls “The Reli- gion Singularity,” a period of runaway division in which new churches and denominations are being created at more than twice the rate at which new believers are being formed. Danger – The Death of Religion The danger is real. If current trends remain unchanged – and there is little reason to believe otherwise – by the end of the current century, average denomination and church sizes world- wide will have shrunk to unsustainable levels. By the year 2100, denomination size will have dropped to under 15,000 and the average church size will have dived well under 100, a size not seen since the first century. Howard believes this will be the death knell for denominations and will spell the end of the local worship center in its current form. OVER, Please Ken Howard The Danger Is Real – Fear Is a Choice
  • 2. Opportunity – The Resurrection of Faith Fear is a choice. While the year 2100 may see the demise of denominations, Howard believes there may be hope for the local worship center, but only if it is willing to transform its current way of being at a level that amounts to a death and resurrection. Congregations that would “rather die than change” will almost certainly get their wish. Congregations with a “death grip” on every tradition inherited from their forebears will bring about their own demise. Only the lean, creative, and experimental will survive. Those congregations will- ing to strip down to the essentials and creatively experiment with new ways of being that support that Minimum Viable Belief will not only be able to survive, but thrive. Choice – The FaithX Project The purpose of the FaithX Project is to provide leaders with the tools to help their con- gregations live into the choice to survive and thrive:  A Best-Practices Book – The FaithX Project: Experimental Faith Communities for an Undiscovered Future  An Online Community of Practice – The FaithX Network  A Supported Consultancy – FaithX Services “It's end of religion as we know it, and I feel fine.” – Ken Howard, with apologies to R.E.M.