WAKE FOREST, NC (ANS) — With divorce rates among Christians comparable to those within the culture generally, churches across the nation are reaching out and helping children whose parents are separated or divorced.
The Barna Group found in its latest study (2008) that born again Christians who are not evangelical were indistinguishable from the national average on the matter of divorce with 33 percent having married and divorced at least once. The Barna report states that among all born again Christians, which includes evangelicals, the divorce figure is 32 percent, which is statistically identical to the 33 percent figure among non-born again adults, the research group noted.
Now, churches are offering a ministry program to help children heal from their parents’ separation or divorce. The resulting impact on the churches has been surprising.
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