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The Ten Greatest Challenges Facing The Church In 2026

 

By PNW

In many churches, 2025 looked like a year of cautious optimism. Attendance rose in pockets. Bible sales climbed. Scripture engagement surged online, especially among the young. To some, it felt like the Church was finally turning a corner after years of decline and disruption.

But beneath the surface, something else was happening.

The same year that hunger for God quietly returned, pressure against biblical faith intensified. Technology advanced faster than discernment. Governments watched more closely. Doctrine softened. Persecution raged abroad while the West largely looked away. What appeared to be recovery was, in many ways, preparation for testing.

The Church does not enter 2026 in neutral territory.

It enters carrying unresolved tensions that will no longer remain theoretical.

  1. The Erosion of Biblical Authority–From Within the Church Itself
One of the most troubling developments of 2025 was not open hostility to Scripture, but its quiet reclassification. The Bible was increasingly treated as inspirational rather than authoritative–valuable for encouragement, but negotiable when it conflicted with cultural norms.
Sermons avoided entire categories of teaching: judgment, sexual ethics, repentance, exclusivity of Christ. Scripture was quoted selectively, often framed with disclaimers or apologies. In some seminaries and denominations, biblical authority was openly redefined as “community-informed interpretation.”

 

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