Thom S. Rainer
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The once-a-month church goers are becoming more common
Our information at this point is both early and anecdotal, but we are hearing from numerous pastors that many church members who were frequent in their church attendance are now once-a-monthers. This observation lends itself to many questions. Is this trend temporary, one that will improve as COVID concerns wane?
What does the rapidly declining birthrate mean for churches?
New provisional data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed the U.S. birthrate dropping for a sixth consecutive year. But look at these additional eye-opening facts:
5 common themes in churches with high pastor turnover
More churches are losing pastors after only a brief tenure. Even more troubling, many of these same churches are seeing these patterns repeat themselves with each consecutive pastor.
Why consumer church members leave your church
“I’m not getting fed.” It’s one of the most common complaints of church members looking for excuses to leave a church.
What megachurches, neighborhood churches and the multi-site mov't are telling us
We often think of the three groups of churches as distinct categories. Megachurches are those congregations with an average worship attendance of 2,000 or more. Neighborhood churches are located in and serving a specific and, often, smaller demographic area. Multi-site churches have more than one location or venue.
5 ways to make an aging congregation younger
It is one of the top three requests for help we get at Church Answers: “Our church membership continues to get older. What do we do?”
Easter is over. Now what?
You pastors and church leaders have been through so much. While others have likewise had severe challenges, pastors have truly had one challenge after another.
10 realities for regathering churches
Though we don’t have a precise picture of what churches will look like two years from now, we are at least getting some early indicators as the congregations regather.
5 ways to reach those who stopped attending worship services
It’s a challenge that has been around for decades, but it has been exacerbated by the pandemic. Members who were once active have stopped attending worship.
5 trends in small groups coming out of COVID
Small groups are struggling, but small groups are really important.