Sam Reimer

Feb 6, 2024 | mbherald.com | Sam Reimer

2Thanks to those who sent in comments on my article “Why Aren’t Canadians listening to Christian leaders?” I appreciate your thoughtful responses and correctives. Overall, I tend to agree with many of the points made in the responses. In a few cases, there were some misunderstandings, probably because I was not clear enough. For a more thorough discussion, please see my book, Caught in the Current (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2023).

Dec 19, 2023 | mbherald.com | Sam Reimer

4Anglican Bishop Franklin Smith was telling me about his experience in Canada and how it differed from his experience in Britain.

Nov 27, 2023 | premierchristianity.com | Sam Reimer

During interviews with church leaders in England and Canada, Dr Sam Reimer uncovered a number of “softening strategies”, used by Christians to try and bridge the gap between traditional church teaching, and an increasingly liberal culture The idea of ‘following your heart’ is one of the most important sociological changes in Western society over the past century. But I think it’s extrememly bad for our Christian faith.

Jul 26, 2023 | premierchristianity.com | Sam Reimer

Source: Photo by Jessica Lewis Creative: pexels.com Weekly church attendance has declined to roughly 5 per cent in Britain. Many former Christians are becoming “nonverts”, disaffiliating from Christianity to become religious “nones.” Clergy accurately sense that they are losing their authority in society; indeed, they are losing their authority among their own congregants. The Church used to critique society, and people listened. Now society critiques the Church. So what has changed?

Jul 5, 2023 | premiernexgen.com | Sam Reimer

Of the hundreds of evangelical clergy and parents in Britain, Canada and the United States that I have interviewed over the last two decades, passing on the faith the next generation is a top priority. Yet their best efforts often fail. I’ve listened to many parents grieve when their children leave the faith. I spoke with Joe, a committed evangelical father of four. Three of his adult children no longer attend church and two are no longer Christian. “Was I too pushy to force them to go to church?