“This article compares church membership data for the 1998-2000 and 2016-2018 periods, using combined data from multiple years to facilitate subgroup analysis. On average, 69% of U.S. adults were members of a church in 1998-2000, compared with 52% in 2016-2018.” - Gallup
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” (Proverbs 27:17)
Gallup: Half of Americans are church members, down from 70% in 1999
Since 2005
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Discussion
NewPart of the Problem
With so many churches failing to practice meaningful church membership, why should we be surprised if fewer individual Christians do so?
G. N. Barkman