Friday's Catch: 'New documentary looks at the changing face of Christian churchgoing' And More

The useful part

Church: 6 Fixable Reasons Most pastors can name a family who visited once and never came back. Fewer can explain why so many people in their own neighborhood never visit at all. That second group is much larger, and you can't welcome someone who never walks through the door.

How it works

• Barna's 2025 State of the Church research found Gen Z and Millennial churchgoers attending close to two weekends a month, more often than any older generation.
• A Lifeway Research survey of 2,000 unchurched Americans found that most of them aren't hostile to faith.
• When new people still aren't showing up, the cause is usually something a church can change.
• Here are six of the most common reasons, with a practical next step for each one.