Weekly church attendance should be the norm, the Christian Post website reports today (May 11, 2025).
The goal of church leaders should be moving church members to weekly attendance. The core has declined from 31% of Americans to 25% . The effects of a six--point decline are major. These members who attend weekly are your church's most faithful volunteers , givers, and inviters.
The monthly attendees were called capricious. They are difficult to predict. Some will return to more frequent attendance, while others will move to less--frequent categories. Their numbers are the smallest of any of the categories (10% and 7%) because they usually don't stick here. They could move to higher commitment or lower commitment on a whim. It is important for church leaders to identify the Capricious to encourage them toward higher commitment.
Both the casual and conditional attendees are really church dropouts. The Casual will most likely attend Christmas Eve service, the most likely time these persons will attend.
The Conditional will only come to church typically with some life--altering event. What was the day that more conditionals came to church in recent history? It was Sept. 16, 2001, the first Sunday after the 9--11 attacks.
The closed never go to church. Their attendance is rare. Many of them are second and third--generation unchurched people. Closed grew the fastest from 2008 to 2024,a full 14 percentage points.
The local church is God's plan A for His mission on earth, and He did not leave us a plan B.
Weekly worship attendance should be the norm for Christians. It's just that important.
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