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Tuesday's Catch: 'Pastors Report Growing Attendance, but Fewer Unchurched Newcomers'

Pastors Report Growing Attendance, but Fewer Unchurched Newcomers Slightly more than half of U.S. Protestant pastors (54%) report their average worship service attendance has increased since 2023.

Tuesday's Catch: 'Pastors Report Growing Attendance, but Fewer Unchurched Newcomers'
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Pastors Report Growing Attendance, but Fewer Unchurched Newcomers Slightly more than half of U.S.

Protestant pastors (54%) report their average worship service attendance has increased since 2023.

10 Reasons People Stay in a Church for Years The people who stay for a decade or two are not staying by accident.

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Pastors Report Growing Attendance, but Fewer Unchurched Newcomers Slightly more than half of U.S. Protestant pastors (54%) report their average worship service attendance has increased since 2023. 10 Reasons People Stay in a Church for Years The people who stay for a decade or two are not staying by accident.

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  • They stay because something specific holds them there: a friendship, a role that fits, a sermon that meets them where they actually live.
  • Leaders who understand what that something is can build a church community people choose to keep coming back to, long after the visitor packet is forgotten.
  • 58% of practicing Christians are optimistic about AI — more than any other group in America.
  • Nearly half have already used it to study the Bible, get spiritual advice, or create devotionals.

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