Church Attendance

“Are the trends reversing? Could younger people return to church in greater numbers? Perhaps. It’s too early to tell, but one researcher gives a little hope.” - Church Answers

“1. A surprising number of unchurched persons attended Good Friday services…. 2. There seems to be a greater spiritual hunger in the communities the churches serve…. 3. Simplicity was effective and appropriate.” - Thom Rainer

“One-third (32%) would be ‘disappointed’ if their congregation moved online, and 27 percent would feel ‘disconnected.’ This disconnection, they assume, would manifest in the loss of members (44%) and the loss of relationships (32%).” - Barna

“The study gathered data in early December from 3,227 15- to 25-year-olds and 1,036 adults aged 26 and older through online surveys.” - CPost

Related: To Keep Gen Z in the Pews, One Singapore Church Lets Them Run the Service - CToday

“The ‘Super Bowl Sunday’ of the modern church calendar is marked to proclaim the victory of Christ, but with that date comes very specific ideas of success and uniquely heavy burdens required to achieve them.” - C.Today

“Overall, most churchgoers—including most white evangelicals—returned to the pews after the pandemic, survey finds.” - CToday

“These were the folks that were more on the fringes to begin with,” said Cox [American Enterprise Institute]. “They didn’t need much of a push or a nudge, to just be done completely.” - RNS

“Families have many traditions on Christmas morning, and most pastors acknowledge not as many of their members will be present compared to Christmas Eve and services earlier in the month” - BPNews

“In this episode of Life and Books and Everything, Kevin reads his article from The Gospel Coalition and pleads with pastors not to cancel Christmas services this year.” - Kevin DeYoung

(The original article)

“Traditionally, Christmas is the second highest attendance time of the year for churches behind only Easter.” - Lifeway