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Friday, April 27, 2007

Dissatisfaction and Yearning Drive Protestants From Church To Church

From USAToday reports that...

Most of the switchers who changed their house of worship without making a residential move (58%) say their old church failed to engage their faith, or put their talents to work, or it seemed hypocritical or judgmental.

But 42% of the people say they switched because another church offered more appealing doctrines and preaching or the preacher and church members' faith seemed more "authentic."


WHY PEOPLE CHANGE CHURCHES

Why they left their old church1

• Disenchanted with the pastor or church: 51%
• It wasn't fulfilling their needs or the reasons they attended: 44%
• Something changed about the church: 33%
• Felt out of place at church: 31%
• Could not agree with church teachings or positions on issues: 27%

Why they chose a new church1

• Beliefs or doctrines of the church: 89%
• Authenticity of church members/pastor: 88%
• Quality of the preaching: 87%
• Prefer the worship style: 80%
• Found more evidence of God's work/changed lives: 76%
• New church cares for the community: 76%

1Respondents could name more than one reason

Source: Lifeway Research survey of Protestants. Based on 415 respondents who switched churches but had not made a residential move; margin of error is +/- 3.9 percentage points.