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Equipped with Chris Brooks
September 10, 2025
Unpacking Church Attendance Trends
How often do you attend church? For some, the answer is weekly, for others it's never. On our next Equipped, join the conversation with Christianity Today news editor Daniel Silliman as we talk about new research that surprising about church attendance. You don't want to miss the next Equipped.
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Article: Gen Z Now Leads in Church Attendance
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IN THIS EPISODE
Daniel Silliman
Daniel Silliman is senior news editor at Christianity Today. He previously worked as a crime reporter outside of Atlanta and earned a doctorate in American studies from the University of Heidelberg in Germany. He lives in East Tennessee and is the author of One Lost Soul and Reading Evangelicals.
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Chris Brooks
Chris Brooks is the senior pastor of Woodside Bible Church, a multisite congregation across the Detroit metropolitan area. Chris served for 20 years as the senior pastor of Evangel Ministries, a thriving 1,600-member church in the heart of Detroit. He also served as the campus dean of Moody Theological Seminary in Plymouth, Michigan. A popular Detroit radio host since 2005, Chris is the author of Kingdom Dreaming and Urban Apologetics. He graduated from Michigan State University with a BA in Finance, completed his MA in Christian Apologetics at Biola University, and graduated from the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree at Asbury Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Yodit, are the proud parents of six children: Christopher, Zewditu, Cameron, Judah, Sophia, and Christyana.
Equipped with Chris Brooks
Equipped with Chris Brooks encourages you to grow spiritually, think critically, and live compassionately in your community. Interact with Chris as he empowers you to live out the gospel in a rapidly changing culture. This live, one-hour program, airing weekdays at noon CT, features special guests and welcomes your participation by callling in and by plugging in through social media.