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The Big Return On Faithfulness  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 5, 2001

THE BIG RETURN ON FAITHFULNESS It was a stormy night in Birmingham, England, and Hudson Taylor was to speak at a meeting at the Severn Street schoolroom. His hostess assured him that nobody would attend on such a stormy night, but Taylor insisted on going. "I must go even if there is no one but ...read more

Tags: Faith, Faithfulness, Attendance

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Is The Church?  PRO

Contributed by Troy Borst on May 28, 2003

What is the church? Russ Blowers is a minister who is active in his local Indianapolis Rotary club. At club meetings each week a member gives a brief statement about his job. When it was his turn, Russ said: "I’m with a global enterprise. We have branches in every country in the world. We have ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ, Church General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Perfect Church  PRO

Contributed by James Chandler on Jun 29, 2003

The Perfect Church Mavis Williams If you should find the perfect church Without one fault or smear, For goodness sake! Don’t join that church; You’d spoil the atmosphere. If you should find the perfect church Where all anxieties cease Then pass it by, lest joining it You’d mar the ...read more

Tags: Church General, Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Speaking Of Church Attendance, Have You Ever ...

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 4, 2005

Speaking of church attendance, have you ever heard Murphy’s Law for Preachers: Law # 1: If the weather is extremely bad, church attendance will be down. Law #2: If the weather is extremely good church attendance will be down. Law #3: If the ...read more

Scripture: Psalms 122:1

Tags: Church Practices

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Children's Church Attendance: Approximately 5% Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Children’s Church Attendance: Approximately 5% of children in the U.S. between ages 7 and 12 attend a religious service at least once a week. Children in: England-14%, France-8%, China-4%, Japan-2%. This leaves a ...read more

Tags: Children

Louisiana Residents Most Faithful: Louisiana Has ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Louisiana Residents Most Faithful: Louisiana has the highest church attendance in the U.S with 56% of its residents attending church or synagogue every Sunday. The state of Washington is lowest with only 29%. The national average is ...read more

Tags: Church General

New Barna Research Shows That Church Attendance ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

New Barna Research shows that church attendance bottoms out during the late 20s when the vast majority of students have transitioned from education to the workforce. Only 31% of 20-somethings attend church in a typical week, compared to 42% of those in their 30s and 49% of all adults 40 and older. ...read more

Tags: Church General

Church Attendance Is As Vital To A Disciple As A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Church attendance is as vital to a disciple as a transfusion of rich, healthy blood ...read more

Tags: Church General

Sleeping In Church

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jan 15, 2007

Sleeping in Church A Minister, while preaching, noted most of his congregation was asleep. He stopped the sermon and asked a deacon to pass the offering plate. The deacon woke up red-faced and reminded him the offering had already been taken. His response; “Never mind, take up another one. I ...read more

Tags: Church General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Is Your Church A Church Of Bones?

Contributed by Jay Mccluskey on Jan 29, 2009

IS YOUR CHURCH A CHURCH OF BONES? In the town of Sedlec in the Czech Republic, there is a famous cemetery that dates back to the 13th century. Some 40,000 people who died from the Black Plague in the 14th century and in the Hussite wars in the beginning of the 15th century were buried there. ...read more

Tags: Determination, Press, Church General

Denomination: Baptist