No Answer: Barna Research phoned 3400 randomly selected Protestant churches from across the U.S. during December and 55% offered no human answer. Overall: 19% had neither a person nor an answering machine responding to calls; 16% had an answering machine responding; 20% had either an answering machine or no answer at all during the initial five attempts. (Pastor’s Weekly Briefing 1/30/04)
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