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…sense. Yet there seem to be few churches where in-person attendance has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels. I want to know what you’re seeing with regard to attendance and what you’re…
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…sense. Yet there seem to be few churches where in-person attendance has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels. I want to know what you’re seeing with regard to attendance and what you’re…
Does it seem that you still see the same people in worship on Sunday but not as often? For a number of years, declines in attendance have come not primarily…
…survey conducted by the Lewis Center for Church Leadership found that worship attendance at Easter can be as much as three times the average weekly attendance. The average among the…
…Focus Sundays by Lovett H. Weems Jr. and Tom Berlin 50 Ways to Increase Worship Attendance, a free resource from the Lewis Center Overflow: Increase Worship Attendance & Bear More…
…engagement, such as worship attendance and membership, are often at the top of the list of variables that churches monitor. Worship attendance should be prominent on any church’s dashboard. Congregations…
…They include still evolving patterns of worship and congregational life, worrying attendance trends, churches reevaluating their building needs, and underlying demographic changes that challenge assumptions many churches hold regarding their…
Worship attendance matters. Learn how to improve it, so that your congregation bears more fruit. Our churches exist to glorify God and to share God as revealed in Jesus Christ….
…and purpose tend to grow in attendance and spiritual vitality. Do you have a mission and purpose statement with goals attached? Myth Eight: Pastor, if you would just get more…
…size range. While it is true that very large churches tend to have very large staffs, the lay employees of churches with attendance over 1,000 account for only about 12…
This 10-minute video by Lewis Center Director Lovett H. Weems, Jr., provides an overview of the importance of worship attendance and ways you can improve it. Download this video free….
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