The dramatic rise and fall of the fundamentalist ministry the Institute in Basic Life Principles and the Duggar family offers a window into the evolving landscape of American faith.
, the last year for which tax returns are available, revenue was back up to $8.5 million after a leap in contributions and an unidentified $6.6 million of “other revenue.” But income from services languished at $1.2 million, its lowest in decades, and the organization’s profits remained a fraction of what they had been in the 1990s.
The growth of Christian publishing houses, Christian family bloggers and streaming megachurch services have made the old model of salvation through a weeklong, in-person conference outdated, said Kobes Du Mez, the Calvin University history professor.
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