When attendance is down it’s easy for church leaders to panic and make knee-jerk, harmful decisions. Here are some mistakes to avoid in seasons of decline.
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3 Reasons Your Church Is at Risk of Decline
The mission of God understood in the church of Jesus Christ is not fragile, but your local congregation is extremely delicate.
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How Many US Churches Are Actually Growing?
A Lifeway Research study found 6 in 10 Protestant churches are plateaued or declining in attendance and more than half saw fewer than 10 people become new Christians in the past 12 months.
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The Number 1 Reason for the Decline in Church Attendance …
Certainly attendance declines are related to massive cultural shifts in our nation. But I would also suggest that one reason for declines has a greater impact than others.
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5 Realities of Evangelism in North American Churches
The evangelistic deterioration of churches across North America has been a reality for decades. There is a lot of bad news out there showing that churches are not reaching people with the gospel. But there is good news, too.
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The Growth of Evangelicals and Decline of Mainline Protestants
A surface level skim of the Pew study offers a grim reflection of Christianity in America. But the underlying data gave a more complicated (and perhaps encouraging) picture.
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