Here’s an oldie but a goodie: Over at Church Relevance Kent Shaffer answered a question about why people pick a church. He shares the results of three different studies, but across the board it seems that theology, ministry and fellowship are the big three that bring people in and keep them coming.
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One Response to “Why People Pick a Church”
Sheila
August 11, 2009
It would be interesting to see who are the people who are coming. It seems to me that theology is more likely to be a matter for Christians choosing a church, ministry maybe 50-50 and fellowship maybe 50-50 or higher for non-christians. I couldn’t find the original article unfortunately…