"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
"On average, U.S. Protestant churches report current attendance at 85% of their typical Sunday morning crowds in January 2020" - Lifeway
"1. It’s Sunday. Before anything else, it’s Sunday. This is the day the church gathers for worship. It’s not just Christmas, it’s a little Easter. 2. Christmas is about Jesus, not family." - Ponder Anew
"The size of the church determines the urgency of the revitalization, not necessarily the need.... Churches usually feel urgency before recognizing what is needed to fix the problem." - Sam Rainer
