Church size is often a factor in how likely a pastor is to use specific encouragement methods.
Pastors at the largest Protestant churches, those with 250 or more in attendance, are least likely to have Bible readings during worship services in addition to passages used in the sermon (58%). They are the most likely, however, to send email reminders (66%) and provide a digital or online Bible reading plan (65%).
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Larger churches, those with 250 and more (69%) and 100 to 249 (67%), are more likely than smaller congregations, those with 50-99 (56%) and fewer than 50 (53%), to provide a printed Bible reading plan for churchgoers. Additionally, those at the smallest churches are least likely to offer social media reminders (44%) and use email to remind congregants (40%).
However, pastors and leaders choose to encourage churchgoers to engage with Scripture, Milioni said the effort is worth it because of what the Bible is. “Sometimes we forget the Bible is a gift,” he said. “God loved us enough to reveal Himself to us, and He’s done it through this book. So how can we not but love Him back when we read it?”
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