life in the church? findings from the may 2013 2 1 st century evangelicals report
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Life in the church? Findings from the May 2013 2 1 st Century Evangelicals report. Our panel of respondents. In February 2013 1,864 Christians responded to the latest wave of the panel survey, this one being about church life. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Life in the church?
Findings from the May 2013
21st Century Evangelicals report
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Our panel of respondents
•In February 2013 1,864 Christians responded to the latest wave of the panel survey, this one being about church life.
• There was a response rate of 36% overall and around 71% for the people who had taken part in the previous survey.
• Respondents were 53% Male, 47% Female.
• 31% were Anglican, 18% Charismatic, 18% Baptist, plus a variety of other denominations.
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Snapshot
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Snapshot
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Our churches
What are the strengths and weaknesses of our
church?
Is our church representative of the community around us?
• 71% have good links and partnerships with other local churches
• 59% are predominantly middle class
• 47% have people from most of the different ethnic and social groups living in their locality
• 47% are good at providing for and including people with disabilities, learning disabilities and mental health issues
• 41% have a large number of committed young people (under-25) attending
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Does our church expect our leader to do everything, or
too much?
Is the amount of time we spend on church activities stopping us spending
time with non-Christians?
• 29% of those who are not church leaders spend 6-10 hours per week
• 11% of those who are not church leaders spend over 11 hours per week
Hours spent on church leadership and ministry• 68% of sole church leaders spend over 40 hours per
week
• 42% of church leaders’ spouses spend 6-10 hours per week
Are lots of people in our church given opportunities to
be involved?
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What do we think about church leaders?
• 88% respect the authority of their church leader
• 84% think that church members in general offer good support to their leader (but less – 77% - of church leaders felt they received good support)
• 77% said they would usually strive to follow the advice or implement the decisions of their church leader
• 67% are inspired by the example of their church leader
• 63% regularly and personally pray for their church leader
Do we pray for our church leaders?
Does our church leader actually feel supported?
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• 87% attend Sunday morning worship weekly
• 63% attend a home/small fellowship group weekly or fortnightly
• 34% attend weekly or fortnightly prayer meetings/groups
• 26% meet another church member for a drink weekly or fortnightly
• 24% attend Sunday afternoon or evening worship weekly
Do people in our church attend and enjoy home groups?
Why or why not?
Is prayer prioritised
enough in our church?
Getting involved
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• 93% had regularly attended at least one other church before their current one
• 57% had been part of their previous church for more than five years before moving
• 58% moved church following moving home
• 20% moved because they felt called to serve in their new church
• 20% moved because of problems or frustrations with their previous church
Why do people move on from our church?
Does our church deal with problems and issues well?
Moving church?
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• Over 70% believe that attendance at their own church would increase over the next 20 years
• 47% agree or strongly agree that their church is currently growing in number
• However only 41% were expecting growth in church attendance at the national level
Do we believe our church will increase in size in the next 20
years?
Do we pray for church growth – locally and nationally?
Are we really prepared for the changes that will happen if new
people join our church?
Church growth?
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What do you think about
your church?
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