Podcast Episode #459
A recent LifeWay Research study reported on the invite habits of American churchgoers. Today, we examine the results and discuss how to correct the problems.
Some highlights from today’s episode include:
- Nearly two-thirds of Protestant churchgoers have invited someone to church in the last six months.
- Regular church attenders are more likely to invite others to join them than sporadic attenders.
- Pastors need to create an awareness and an atmosphere of inviting in their church.
- People will likely accept your invitation to church if you already have a relationship with them and offer to walk in/arrive with them.
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