Tag Archives: Peter Brierley

More Census Data and Other News

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Clive D. Field

It is a matter of two quantitative steps forward and one back this week. On the upside, more religion data have been released from the 2011 census and new survey research has been commissioned for the 2013 Westminster Faith Debates. … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion in public debate, Religious Census, Survey news | Tagged Catholic Directory of England and Wales, census of population, Charles Clarke, Linda Woodhead, Office for National Statistics, personal life, Peter Brierley, religious census, Roman Catholic Church, The Tablet, Tony Spencer, Westminster Faith Debates, YouGov | Leave a comment

Anglican Comments on the Census and Other News

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Clive D. Field

The results of the 2011 religion census for England and Wales continue to reverberate around faith communities. The lead item in today’s BRIN post concerns coverage of the census in the country’s conservative evangelical newspaper for the Church of England. … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion and Politics, Religion in the Press, Religious Census, Survey news | Tagged Arun Arora, census of population, Christmas, Church of England, Church of England Newspaper, Coalition for Marriage, ComRes, House of Lords, Paul Richardson, Peter Brierley, Religious Affiliation, religious festivals, Roman Catholic Church, same-sex marriage, The Times, Twitter | Leave a comment

Surveyitis and Other News

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Today’s digest of religious statistical news highlights a thought-provoking blog about ‘surveyitis’ by the Director of the AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society programme, as well as headline findings from two actual surveys, among evangelicals and adult learners. A bad case of … Continue reading →

Posted in Measuring religion, News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion in the Press, Survey news | Tagged adult learners, Babcock Research, Brierley Consultancy, Bullying, Christlikeness, Clare Lambley, Comment is Free, Donna James, evangelicals, further education, harassment, Kay Turner, Langham Partnership (UK and Ireland), Linda Woodhead, Peter Brierley, Religious Affiliation, Skills Funding Agency, surveyitis, The Guardian | 2 Comments

London Church Census and Other News

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Clive D. Field

The following three news items have reached BRIN’s in-tray during the past few days: London church census A census of attendance of Greater London’s churches took place on 14 October 2012 (chosen as an ‘average’ Sunday). Commissioned by the London … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, News from religious organisations, Religion and Politics, Religion and Social Capital, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged Accord Coalition, admission policies, charitable giving, Charities Aid Foundation, church attendance, church census, ComRes, discrimination, Greater London, Joy Dobbs, Karl Wilding, London City Mission, Malcolm Smith, National Council for Voluntary Organisations, Office for National Statistics, Peter Brierley, religious causes, Richard Harrison, selection, state schools, Véronique Jochum | 1 Comment

Anglican Themes – and Funeral Hymns

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Clive D. Field

The cluster of news stories which have come to hand within the last four days mainly concern the Church of England, but a couple are also of wider interest: Church of England Growth? The Church of England launched a new … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, News from religious organisations, Religion and Social Capital, Survey news | Tagged Andreas Whittam Smith, Angels, Association of English Cathedrals, Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, Cathedrals, church attendance, church growth, Church of England, Church of England Newspaper, Co-operative Funeralcare, ComRes, David Voas, Foundation for Church Leadership, funerals, FutureFirst, God, Grubb Institute, heritage, hymns, Jesus Christ, life after death, music, Peter Brierley, reincarnation, Religious Affiliation, religious beliefs, Resurrection, soul, spiritual capital, Theos, tourism, universal life force, University of Essex, Visit England, visitors | Leave a comment

Seasonal Good Intentions

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Clive D. Field

One-quarter of Britons expect to attend a church service over the Christmas period this year, according to a YouGov poll on Christmas commissioned by The Sun newspaper and published in today’s issue under the heading of ‘We’re Dreaming of a … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, News from religious organisations, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged carol services, Christmas, church attendance, ComRes, God, Peter Brierley, religious festivals, Stephen Holmes, The Sun, Theos, TNS, YouGov | 3 Comments

Mission Work and Mission Workers

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Clive D. Field

A quantitative profile of mission work and mission workers in 2010 has recently been published by ADBC Publishers, the imprint of Brierley Consultancy, which undertook the underlying research on behalf of ReachAcross (formerly the Red Sea Mission Team), the mission … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Survey news | Tagged Affinity, Brierley Consultancy, mission agencies, mission workers, missionaries, Peter Brierley, ReachAcross | Leave a comment

UK Church Statistics, 2005-15

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The indefatigable Dr Peter Brierley has done it again! For almost 40 years he has towered over the UK religious statistical scene, authoring a series of influential books and reports aimed at specialist and generalist audiences. Now we must salute … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations | Tagged Brierley Consultancy, church members, churches, congregations, ministers, Peter Brierley, UK Church Statistics | 5 Comments

Concerns for Christians

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The indefatigable Peter Brierley of Brierley Consultancy has just brought out, under his ADBC Publishers imprint, a 24-page synthesis of statistics relating to 21 issues which are likely to be of concern to Christians. Entitled 21 Concerns for 21st Century … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, News from religious organisations, Religion in the Press | Tagged Brierley Consultancy, Church of England, FutureFirst, Peter Brierley, university students | 2 Comments

Tag Archives: Peter Brierley

More Census Data and Other News

Anglican Comments on the Census and Other News

Surveyitis and Other News

Seasonal Good Intentions

Mission Work and Mission Workers

UK Church Statistics, 2005-15

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