A specific version of the Christian message brings people to church in economic downturn

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Written By Jason Valendy
An article I read (found here) speaks of Evangelical churches growing in attendance numbers in Sunday worship during times of economic downturns while mainline churches attendance continues to fall (albeit a bit slower than in "normal" times).

The study was done by a professor at Texas University and tracks some of the historical trends of economic downturns and church attendance.

Of the many questions I have one that I continue to come back to is:

Is there anything the mainline church can do to stop the dramatic decline of members?
Jason Valendy

Husband, father of two boys, pastor in the United Methodist Church, and guy who is interested in the desert mothers and fathers. The idea of Orthocardia is the pursuit of having a “right heart” over the pursuit of having a “right belief” (orthodoxy) or a “right action” (orthopraxy).

www.jasonvalendy.net
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