The Church Exodus: Why Attendance is Declining in America | One Quick Thought by Russ Ewell

[@bagbaggzy9780]

You're straight on point. One promise really keeps me up: the gates of hell can't prevail. All my life I've been surrounded by people who had never heard of New Testament and had no interest. So I know that it is really good to have faithful people around. And it is a luxury today. In the end, it's all only about you and your choice, not others. If no one goes to church, there's still you who can! So keep it up brothers!

[@DeepSpirituality]

🙏🙏🙏

[@AdmiralBison]

SERIOUSLY! Do Christians here know or listened to the actual reasons from more and more people leaving and not attending churches?

[@b.questor]

This message, here and now, was just what I was searching for.

[@DeepSpirituality]

That’s great to hear! 🙏 Glad to be of help.

[@BunnyWatson-k1w]

Good discussion. We need to get excited about going to church. It needs to be life changing. I am in a leadership position at church and that is one thing we struggle with. We try to teach people their life will be transformed if they put God and Christ's teachings at the center of their life. Part of that is coming to church each week, good times or bad. However many members in the congregation would rather sleep in, travel, play leisure sports, or watch tv than come to church. Out of 750 members we get around 100-150 on a Sunday.

[@DeepSpirituality]

Thanks for your kind words. 🙏

[@ekodenadesh7443]

Thank you so much for this teaching. We really need to help people find God in the church and this begins with us focusing on our faith, building an intimate relationship with him

[@DeepSpirituality]

Appreciate your comment Ekode! Our hope is to help anyone be able to make God personal to their own life, and prayerfully we can all work on changing together. 🙏

[@pugetsound1272]

I really love your message. It's so clear and concise. The truth hurts and we need to hear the truth.

[@DeepSpirituality]

Thank you. 🙏

[@QuintonjChambers]

I think the stat about people feeling the church isnt relevant is so telling. Church use to serve literal and very tangible functions that were central to the community they were in. That's why churches and church leaders are the backdrop to some of the most influential events but also mundane things throughout American history. Paul Revere's rides, Rev Dr Martin Luthor King, but also churches doubling as the school house in prairie communities Churches are nowhere near as central to thier actual communities as they once were. Comunity is what made the early church thrive. The most that the community at large gets now from its local church is a trunk or treat or some other annual outreach events a couple times a year. This is even more insulting because we are at a place where the evangelical church today claims to be the authority on nearly every aspect of american life inside and outside of the church. "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care". Yet for all it's claims to know the answers to every problem, there isn't really an issue that we can say Evangelicalism has actually solved in the US. In fact, I'd argue that in most cases the evangelical stance is terribly short sighted and actually makes the problem worse which reveals that it is man made and not from God.Thats probably why we see people thinking they can find God elsewhere. The biggest thing the church is offering right now doesn't seem to be from Him at all so people are looking elsewhere.

[@Godsglorygarden-v6r]

😢 sad, but true, this is not something new though. This is a freight train, heading for a wreck and gaining momentum. Pseudo, intellectual seminarians are ill fitted, and usually self-serving, and self preserving. At best the gospels describe such as a hired man, at worst a wolf in sheep‘s clothing. This is what we would call modernism or even post modern Christianity, and everybody sees it. A case of “the King’s new clothes” fabled story.

[@kurtgandenberger6139]

i attended an episcopal church many years until we got a new pastor who was obviously a leftist. until then i had no idea of the politics of the prior pastors. i attended church to escape politics. when parishioners started making gratuitous comments on sunday, i realized i no longer fit in that church and have not been back.

[@robbchristopher158]

I love the Episcopal church I attend.there politically neutral.💖🍞🍷

[@jose102002]

Great information! Thank you!

[@DeepSpirituality]

You’re welcome!

[@brotherspooner]

Real good discussion. Thanks bro!

[@DeepSpirituality]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Godsglorygarden-v6r]

❤ I think you’ve touched on it, perhaps it goes back to the third century when the Romans dictated what church should look like. Is it possible that the Romans scholars compiled scripture to suit and fit their Empirical style of conduct into the church? In order to fix some thing chronic you first have to identify where the problem comes from. In a way, I think you do miss it, scripture tells us we should be “taught by God”. how is the church to learn from God without a fivefold Ministry. Ephesians 4:11-13 😮You are correct to identify man-made church or what I call “church American style “. 😢 I think a better description of what is lacking is the anointing, Spiritual gifts, edification, the genuine article or power of God displayed through God’s people from God to the surrounding community. Some might say this is the progression of the spiritual awakening prophesied in the end time last days. Some say his return is eminent.🎉🎉🎉

[@lloydfrancis9149]

Very very good teaching Jesus Christ is Lord

[@DeepSpirituality]

🙏🙏🙏

[@ansleycooke6738]

Life changing faith 🙏🏿

[@b.questor]

Point well taken.

[@BunnyWatson-k1w]

The "Nones" have increased in recent decades. There is a trend of secularization in western countries. People leave church for a number of reasons. Many sociologists who study religion point to 15-20 reasons why people leave the church. The reality is many Christian churches are dying. Congregations with 600 people in pews 60 years ago may only have 50 show up in 2024. Many Christians complain about a lack of community and belonging as reasons why they left a congregation. Others point the Christian doctrine as in direct opposition to the world. There are also sociological reasons for leaving, such as Christians being empathetic with LGBTQ issues or rights of women. I think many Christians go to church for different reasons. They also leave church for various reasons.

[@leoinsf]

As people become more educated. they start to question what they instinctively do! I also feel that the more educated people become, the less "fear" operates in their lives! Young people refuse to enter a church once they leave the family nest! Young people are not fearful about God like their parents. I truly feel that religion is based upon "fear" and this is not what Jesus was all about! Catholicism is all about weekly, if not daily attendance at Mass and sitting in a pew while the priest does everything. The typical Catholic is fearful and have the attitude that they need to "earn" heaven. Meanwhile God is our Father and a father loves his children automatically. Jesus is all about charity, love, and acceptance! Churches are notoriously un-Christlike!

[@maxipaw-dc5xj]

I left the church because I just don't believe it anymore

[@Letmebe_2363]

Hypocrisy

[@christopher5585]

Keep ignoring Single Adults and your church will only comprise Senior Citizens.

[@zmcfall1]

I think the data has been wildly misinterpreted to fit this particular view of why people don’t attend church. There are a number of reasons people stop attending church that wasn’t addressed, primarily politics. The Religious Right has caused splits in churches and has pushed young people and adults away for decades now. Further, the general public’s advancement in education has a lot to do with those leaving church. Many people also don’t see The Church making the positive difference in people’s lives like Christ commanded us to do. That touches on your point. Where are the churches and organizations to feed the hungry, house the homeless, love, accept and affirm the least of these like minority communities such as the lgbt community? What about welcoming the immigrant? The things Christ charged us to do. If you want to get young people in church give them a purpose. Begin doing the things Christ taught us to do. We’re not just touching the lives of those we help, but also those who do the helping. When people can see Jesus working they will again be excited about the Gospel!

[@jazzffer]

"I think" vs research backed up by data

[@theduke6174]

So what? Narrow is the path to life.

[@jackwilmoresongs]

Sing the word of God and saturate your hearts with God's living word.