Wednesday, March 19, 2008

a changing church

A Changing Church Culture

Abandon Church

Unattached - People who had attended neither a conventional church nor a faith community during the past year represents 25% of adult Americans. A third of these have never attended a church.

Intermittents - Participated in a conventional church or a faith community within the past year constitutes 15% of U.S. adults. Two-thirds attended at least one church event within the past 6 months.

Homebodies - Did not attend a conventional church during the past month, but did attend a meeting of a house church comprises 3% of American adults.

Blenders - Attended both a conventional church and a house church during the past month represent 3% of the adult population.

Conventionals - Attended a conventional church during the past month but not a house church accounts for 56% of U.S. adults.

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