church attendance

Placing one’s identity in the success of church attendance is a dangerous path for pastors to tread. While numbers have their place, they should not overshadow the true essence of pastoral ministry.

If the last two decades have taught us anything (including the pandemic), churches must balance attracting unbelievers and engaging a discipleship pathway of surrender. The whole Gospel requires both.

"On any given Sunday, 80 percent are regular attendees and 20 percent are non-regular attendees." So what does infrequent church attendance mean for discipleship?

When summer comes, families want to spend time together. Pastors wish they would spend that time at church. So who’s right? What’s more important? Church or family?

It’s not exactly news, but there are fewer people attending church now than before the pandemic. What we’re finding out now is just how big of a drop it was.

“We are currently in the largest and fastest religious shift in the history of our country,” said Jim Davis, speaking on “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” last week. A study Davis and his colleague, Michael Graham, commissioned has found that 40 million adult Americans have stopped attending church.

A body has many members. When one member is absent, there’s something incomplete about the body. So make it a point, a deliberate point: going to church with your congregation.

One of the most powerful tools to grow your church doesn't cost you a thing: word of mouth. So, what are people saying about your church?