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Latest Research on Church Attendance
I don’t hear many church leaders advocating weekly worship attendance of their church members. They do not want to be legalistic. They do not want to suggest church should come before entertainment, sports, and sleeping in. Perhaps some of them do not want to hold themselves to the same level of expectations and accountability.
It’s a mistake. A big mistake.
Before we look at the reasons why weekly church attendance should be the norm, let’s see where we’ve evolved. For simplicity, I will use only two years of data: 2008 and 2024. It is sad to see the changes in just 16 years.
Church Attendance
Subject
Weekly or More Frequently (Core)
Monthly (Capricious)
Yearly (Casual)
Seldom (Conditional)
Never (Closed)
2008
31%
10%
16%
24%
20%
2024
25%
7%
13%
21%
24%
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