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Friday, January 18, 2008

CHURCH RESEARCH

I have challenged the team of Preaching Today to research the churches in their areas to see what is going on. I have posted a few things to show the state of the church in Abilene, TX. Today I want to post some reseach done about the church in America.

LifeWay Research: Unchurched Americans Turned Off by Church, Open to Christians

NASHVILLE—A majority of unchurched Americans are turned off by the institutional church and don’t have a biblical understanding about God and Jesus, yet they believe Jesus makes a positive difference in a person’s life and would enjoy an honest discussion with a friend about spiritual matters.

Those are just a few of the findings from a new study of unchurched Americans conducted by LifeWay Research in partnership with the North American Mission Board’s Center for Missional Research. LifeWay Research, the research arm of LifeWay Christian Resources, and the North American Mission Board are both entities of the Southern Baptist Convention.

The results of the study, which polled 1,402 adults who had not attended a religious service at a church, synagogue or mosque in the previous six months, are available at LifeWayResearch.com.

The findings have important implications for Christian churches and individuals who want to effectively reach unchurched people with the Good News of salvation in Jesus Christ, said LifeWay Research director Ed Stetzer.

"A full 72 percent of the people interviewed said they think the church ‘is full of hypocrites,’" Stetzer said. "At the same time, however, 71 percent of the respondents said they believe Jesus ‘makes a positive difference in a person’s life’ and 78 percent said they would ‘be willing to listen’ to someone who wanted to share what they believed about Christianity."


Here is the link to the entire article: Church

Here are links to more research. There is a lot to read and think about.

Church Dropout Study
Reasons 18 to 22 Year Olds Drop Out of Church
Results from a recent LifeWay Research study uncover reasons 70% of young adults stop attending church for at least a year between ages 18 to 22.

Parents, Churches Can Help Teens Stay in Church
Comparisons of teens who stay in church and those who drop out reveal several things that parents and churches can do to encourage more teens to stay in church.

Church Dropout Study Podcast Part 1
Church Dropout Study Podcast Part 2
Listen as Dr. Ed Stetzer, director of LifeWay Research, and Scott McConnell, associate director of LifeWay Research, discuss the study results.

Church Dropouts How Many Leave Church and Why Powerpoint
Teen Influences on Church Dropouts Powerpoint
Church Dropouts Faces of Young Adults Ages 18_22 Powerpoint
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