From news editor Daniel Silliman: Tracking trends within evangelicalism is tricky. Most of us notice when something changes in our churches—a different preaching style, a shift in worship lineup, even a new font on the screens. But we don’t know if the shifts in our immediate context are part of a larger sea change. 

Figuring that out can be a fun challenge. To report on a resurgence of the use of the Nicene Creed in evangelical churches, I started by looking for anyone who had written a recent book on Nicaea that was intended for a nonacademic audience. I asked those writers about their church experiences and what they saw in their traditions. Then I thought, Who else? 

In the end, I heard from nondenominational, Baptist, Wesleyan, Pentecostal, and Anglican church leaders, including male, female, white, Black, Asian, American, Singaporean, and Turkish leaders. It’s still not everybody! Evangelicalism is beautifully broad and varied. But my reporting offers a glimpse of a broader evangelical sea change. 

It’s broad enough, I hope, to help readers see better what’s happening in their own churches and how it relates to Christianity today.