{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Church Answers","provider_url":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com","title":"25 Lessons Churches Learned in 2025 | Church Answers","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"L2VmrCS24w\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/blog\/25-lessons-churches-learned-in-2025\/\">25 Lessons Churches Learned in 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/blog\/25-lessons-churches-learned-in-2025\/embed\/#?secret=L2VmrCS24w\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;25 Lessons Churches Learned in 2025&#8221; &#8212; Church Answers\" data-secret=\"L2VmrCS24w\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Man-Reading-the-Bible-in-a-Field.png","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":628,"description":"Some years arrive quietly. Others walk in loud. And 2025 was one of those years that did both. Churches saw old habits return, new patterns emerge, and a surprising level of spiritual hunger rise to the surface. Pastors said things like, \u201cI didn\u2019t see that coming,\u201d and \u201cMaybe we underestimated what God was doing. \u201dLooking back, we can see the lessons more clearly. Some of them reinforce long-held convictions. Others challenge our assumptions. All of them show that God is still moving in His church with surprising grace. Here are 25 lessons churches learned in 2025\u2014some expected, some unexpected, all shaping the path forward."}