Here’s what the Bieb thinks about going to church: “A lot of people who are religious, I think they get lost. They go to church just to go to church. I’m not trying to disrespect them . but for me, I focus more on praying and talking to Him. I don’t have to go to...

I’ve heard it for years.  Books have been written about the subject.  Seminars and conferences have drawn thousands over the years. How do we break the XXX attendance barrier? Bryan Miles at MAG has some observations about church attendance size, barriers, etc.  I think you’ll...

A friend sent me a note on Facebook: “Is ‘not being fed’ ever a reason to leave a church? If so, in what instance? And if the answer is ‘no,’ is there ever a good reason to leave a church, aside from relocating?” via The Baptist Standard :: The Newsmagazine...

How would you respond to this letter to the editor? “I’ve gone for 30 years now,” he wrote, “and in that time I have heard something like 203,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I can’t remember a single one of them. So, I think I’m wasting my time and...

“To get the young people to come, you almost have to cooperate with their tastes.”  That’s the quote from 92 year old Ethel Sprague.  Ethel joined First Baptist Church of Stevens Point in 1937.  She’s been attending ever since… An article in the Stevens...

That was the pledge at City Church in California recently.  According to the Orange County Register, about 100 people typically attend, and Pastor Kyle Steven Bonenberger challenged his flock to attract 200 for Sunday’s festivities, promising he would be first to go under the needle...

The PCUSA’s membership is down over half since 1965.  Over half.  From 4.25 million to 2.07 million.  The clerk for the denomination says:  “What continues to sadden me is that the overwhelming majority of the loss in membership is in the category of...

Andrew Jones (many of you know him as the TallSkinnyKiwi) recently posted an excellent and practical article on how to correctly estimate your church attendance.  Here are some of his criteria: - 50% if its a Pentecostal worship service because they count the legs and forget to divide by...

Simple question:  Has H1N1 affected your churches attendance? Take a second to answer the quick poll below; then give your comment in the comments section: Has H1N1 Affected Your Church...