Finding Hope Despite Anemic Attendance
Four ways to stay encouraged when people aren't coming back.
Tag: church attendance
Resisting This Seasons Temptation Toward Avoiding Narcissism
There is a strong temptation to turn inward in this pandemic season, but the apostle Paul shows us how to avoid narcissism and a better way.
What Different Church Streamers Are Looking For
Insights from Barna and Hulu on church streamers viewing habits.
How to Stop Losing Church Members
How do you lose 7 million people? That was the question the worlds largest Protestant denomination, Southern Baptists, asked themselves at their annual convention in 2018. After two years of leading a team of pastors and ministry leaders who made up a disciple-making task force, I (Robby) couldnt believe our findings about losing church members. As shocking as it […]
What’s Next for the Church as Attendance Declines?
As you know, long before COVID, it was already difficult to get people to attend weekend church services. Travel sports, weekends away, the death of cultural Christianity and a growing indifference and increased mobility meant that for most churches, attendance was flat or declining, and for growing churches, growing attendance was, well, work. Post-COVID, as … Continued
Research: How Many Churches Are Regathering In Person?
LifeWay Research explores the data on how many churches are regathering in person following the pandemic.
1 in 3 Practicing Christians Is Still Only Attending Their Pre-COVID Church
Recently, Barna Group revealed findings about The New Sunday Morning, highlighting trends in church attendance and engagement since the nations response to COVID-19 began in March of this year and social distancing pushed services online. Barna researchers identified a few types of churchgoers in this unique era of digital Church: Christians streaming their pre-COVID-19 church online, Christians streaming a different church online and Christians who have stopped attending church altogether. The data indicates that 1 in 3 practicing Christians church attendance has remained tied to their pre-COVID-19 church. […]
Kevin Makins: Why Would Anyone Go to Church?
A Young Community’s Quest to Reclaim Church for Good (Baker)
5 Early Trends From Churches That Are Reopening
The regathering of churches for in-person services is garnering a lot of attention in both the religious and secular media. I totally get that. There are very few organizations other than churches that meet as a large group every week. The implications are significant. We are following closely as more churches open for in-person gatherings. … Continued
10 Burning Questions About Future Church Attendance in the New Normal
Talk to any church leader over the last decade, and theyll tell you it feels more challenging than ever to get people to come to church on a Sunday. Talk to any leader who is reopening his or her church, and theyll tell you its even harder now. Current in-person attendance levels appear to be […] Understanding future church attendance is key.