- 1. 7 Reasons Your Online Church Attendance May Be Declining ...
- ... to lead his church into the digital world. The pastor was amazed. "Our attendance went from 140 to 650!" he exclaimed in his email. Of course, he was referring to the shift in attendance from in-perso ...
- Created on 07 December 2020
- 2. 5 Reasons You Need to Get Back in the Church Attendance Habit ...
- ... Why is it important to get back in the habit of regular and faithful attendance? Why should those connected to a local congregation make a new commitment to attend as regularly as possible? Here are fiv ...
- Created on 01 June 2020
- 3. How to Connect New Online Attendees to Your Small Groups
- We are experiencing another month of social distancing, and people are feeling the need for connection. As online church attendance skyrockets, pastors are asking, "How can I integrate these new attendee ...
- Created on 21 May 2020
- 4. Will People Come Back to Church After COVID-19 Is Over?
- A question I've been asked over and over again recently, and it's important, is whether or not people will come back to church after COVID-19. We've all heard that business will never be the same as ...
- Created on 15 May 2020
- 5. 5 Ways to Stop the Steep Church Decline and Ignite a Revolution
- ... es grabs a liberal amount of criticism. Get the pun? So, is the church fading away or becoming stronger? There is a measure of truth in all views. Others are highlighting statistics of decline in attenda ...
- Created on 02 December 2019
- 6. 10 Common Reasons People Stop Going to Church as Often
- ... or their changed attendance patterns. Here are 10 that I've most commonly heard: "I'm having some physical problems." Illness can be debilitating—and some folks are so private that they'd rather avoid ...
- Created on 21 November 2019
- 7. 7 Reasons We Need to Move Beyond the Church Size Debate
- Anytime I write about anything dealing with church sizes, some of the discussion degenerates into a debate about the best size church. It happened last week when I wrote some positive words about smaller ...
- Created on 18 July 2019
- 8. 5 Reasons Why Smaller Churches Are Making a Comeback
- ... 100 to 70 in worship attendance in a decade. That means one-half of all-American congregations have fewer than 70 in worship attendance. And I am aware that more people are attending larger churches toda ...
- Created on 12 July 2019
- 9. 8 Sad Signs Your Church May Be Closing Soon
- ... p attendance is in a steady decline. Offerings may decline more slowly as the "remnant" gives more to keep the church going. There are few or no conversions. Decline is clear and pervasive. The church d ...
- Created on 17 May 2017
- 10. 5 Ways to Stop the Decline in Your Church
- Is there any hope for our church? Are we doomed to close the doors of this church after over a century in this community? Those questions were two among many I received recently. A few weeks ago, I wrote ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 11. 7 Reasons People Leave Their Church During Crisis Times
- ... many church leaders withholding their tithes from their local churches. Church attendance is down because folks under stress are taking their Sundays off for themselves, or they are working on Sundays ...
- Created on 14 October 2016
- 12. The 4 Common High-Attendance Days in Churches ...
- Whenever I do any type of consultation with a church, I ask to see attendance records. And though it is not a rule without exception, I typically see three to four spikes in attendance. Most church leaders ...
- Created on 15 March 2016
- 13. 7 Key Reasons Your Church Attendance May Be Declining ...
- ... w years, I have seen change, lots of change. And I am seeing change in local congregations faster than any time in my lifetime. One of the most disheartening changes I am seeing is the declining attendan ...
- Created on 05 June 2016
- 14. Americans Believe Church Is Good but Dying
- ... churchgoing. Two-thirds of Americans think attendance is admirable, and nearly 9 in 10 call it acceptable. Only 11 percent consider church useless. Even nonreligious people have favorable opinions. Eighty ...
- Created on 09 April 2015
- 15. Why Most Churches Don’t Exceed 350 in Average Attendance ...
- Nine out of 10. That's a lot. Nine out of 10 churches in America have an average worship attendance of less than 350. And that percentage has not changed significantly for many years. Yet the unchurche ...
- Created on 02 April 2015
- 16. 3 Solid Reasons for Going to Church
- ... who aren't regular attendees, it's a surprise to find that sometimes they don't know exactly why you are. Why go to church? What are the benefits of regular attendance? When you understand the "why" it ...
- Created on 13 February 2015
- 17. 9 Reasons You Should Make the Most of Big Days for Growth
- ... hy high attendance days can be so meaningful: 1. Big days build morale. Without a doubt, people enjoy being a part of something big, something exciting. It develops unity and pride among our people. W ...
- Created on 14 March 2016