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Jan 24, 2024 · About 40 million Americans have left churches and other religious institutions in the last 25 years. For some, the decision is rooted in deep pain. But for the majority, their reasons for leaving ...
- Nearly two in five churchgoers report regularly attending multiple churches. Declining church loyalty—or what is sometimes referred to as “church hopping”—is becoming a common feature of churchgoing.
- Churchgoers are divided on the value of church. Another element of the churchgoing landscape is the paradoxical perceptions that churchgoers hold of church itself.
- Churchgoers largely experience—and have come to expect—positive emotions and outcomes by going to church. Overall, churched adults say they leave worship services feeling inspired (37%), encouraged (37%), forgiven (34%), as though they have connected with God or experienced his presence (33%) and challenged to change something in their life (26%), every time.
- Church membership is still a common practice and is correlated with positive outcomes—but its importance is declining among younger churchgoers. Church commitment extends beyond just finding your pew (or cushioned seat or folding chair).
Jun 15, 2021 · A Drink of Light. The American Church Is a Mess. But I’m Still Hopeful. Attrition rates and leadership failures are only one part of the story. Tish Harrison Warren June 15, 2021. español ...
Sep 19, 2022 · September 19, 2022. By. David Curry. (RNS) — A retired U.S. Army lieutenant general spurred debate recently when he said that the rise in global attacks on Christians could become a national ...
Jul 25, 2023 · A generation ago, one evangelical leader said that the goal of the religious right should be 1950s America, just without the sexism and racism. Today, even those qualifications are evaporating.
Jul 29, 2023 · A new book, written by Jim Davis, a pastor at an evangelical church in Orlando, and Michael Graham, a writer with the Gospel Coalition, draws on surveys of more than 7,000 Americans by the ...
Nov 16, 2021 · Cornerstone is part of the fastest-growing group of congregations in America: the minichurch. According to the recently released Faith Communities Today study, half of the congregations in the ...
