Podcast Episode #448
A recent study by LifeWay Research showed that 15% of church members have considered leaving their church in the past six months. Today, we discuss why.
Some highlights from today’s episode include:
- About 1 in 7 church members have considered leaving their church in the past six months.
- In the future, people will not be driving as far as they do today to attend church. They will want to live and worship in the same neighborhood.
- In effective evangelistic churches, you’re most likely to find expository preaching.
- Most of the time when a pastor leaves a church, the church culture changes.
- Parents today are more likely than in the past to change churches to benefit their kids.
The research we cover today comes from LifeWay Research. Here are a pair of summary graphics:
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