NCLS Research

The mission of NCLS Research is to use credible research to identify signs of hope and nurture life in churches and leadership, as well as to encourage the wider community to reflect on its spiritual journey and the churches’ place within it.

For over 25 years, data has been collected through five-yearly National Church Life Surveys and other sources, resulting in perhaps the largest database on local church life in the world.

NCLS Research works in partnership with church denominations in Australia and with universities around the world.  While research outputs are academically rigorous, NCLS resources are credible, practical and easy to use.