Lassitude: Lockdown fatigue is hard to break out of
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“At some point after post-lockdown onset, I noticed that the less I saw people, the less I wanted to see people. I just got comfortable like a hobbit.” - WORLD
91% of churchgoers plan to return to in-person worship services after the pandemic
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“A study of 1,000 Protestant churchgoers in the U.S. from Lifeway Research found, when COVID-19 is no longer an active threat to people’s health, 91 percent plan to attend in-person worship services at least as often as they did before the coronavirus pandemic.
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“Place” has been redefined and reimagined. So, what are the implications for churches?
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“Home has become our stadium and athletic arena. We have become accustomed to viewing sporting events rather than attending them…. home has become our fitness center, since we elected to buy a Peleton bike rather than keep our gym membership. And, of course, the home has become an office for millions…. We are in a post-place world.” - Thom Rainer
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Barna Research: Half of pastors expect post-COVID-19 church attendance to decline
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“For week 17, 46% of pastors said that they expect attendance to have ‘declined slightly’ by the end of the crisis, while 6% responded that they expect it to have ‘declined dramatically.’” - C.Post
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