In Sermon Illustrations: "Be The Church"

Within 2 Hours After Leaving A Church Service, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Within 2 hours after leaving a church service, the typical individual cannot recall the theme of the sermon they heard. ...read more

Tags: Church General

Tech @ Church: A New Barna Group Survey Reports ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Tech @ Church: A new Barna Group survey reports 57% of Protestant churches now have a website. 62% use a large-screen projection system in their communications. 56% now rely on e-mail blasts for reaching their people. 62% integrate video content into their worship services, while 61% include live ...read more

Tags: Church General

Multi-Site Churches There Are Now At Least 1,500 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Multi-Site Churches There are now at least 1,500 multi-site churches in the U.S. finds a new Leadership Network survey. 51% say their reason for going multi-site was evangelistic outreach, and 21% did it to get closer to their target audience. The remaining 19% view it as a solution to overcrowding ...read more

Tags: Church General

What's A Church Worth? Ram A. Cnaan, Author Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

What’s A Church Worth? Ram A. Cnaan, author of The Invisible Caring Han: American Congregations and the Provision of Welfare, found through research that the net value of local congregational, social, and community services averages $15,307 per month, or approximately $184,000 per congregation per ...read more

Tags: Church General

If You Fall Away From The Church, You Will Fall ...

Contributed by John Shearhart on Mar 4, 2006

“If you fall away from the church, you will fall away from the ...read more

Tags: Church General

I Kid You Not Folks, At The Church Where I ...

Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Nov 7, 2006

I kid you not folks, at the church where I preached before coming to Central---we had enough people complaining back and forth about the temperature that the church board actually ending up voting on the thermostat setting---and then once they decided what it would be---to make sure no one could ...read more

Tags: Church General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

You Know It's A Bad Church Business Meeting ...

Contributed by John Shearhart on Feb 16, 2007

You Know It’s A Bad Church Business Meeting When... …People arrive at the meeting, clutching copies of books about "spiritual abuse." …You’re asked to try on a pair of bloody gloves. …A loyal supporter presses a can of Mace into your hands. …The church constitution suddenly becomes revered as ...read more

Tags: Church General

Older Churches, Especially Those 40 To 80 Years ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Older Churches, especially those 40 to 80 years old, on average declined 1.5% to 1.6% between ’03 and ’04. At the same time younger churches ...read more

Tags: Church General

Who Needs Church? Even Though The Bible Is Clear ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Who Needs Church? Even though the Bible is clear about the importance of experiencing God through a shared faith journey, only 17% of adults believe the local church is central to one’s faith development. Only 33% of evangelicals, 20% of non-evangelical born again adults, and 25% of adults with a ...read more

Tags: Church General

Who Needs Church? Even Though The Bible Is Clear ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Who Needs Church? Even though the Bible is clear about the importance of experiencing God through a shared faith journey, only 17% of adults believe the local church is central to one’s faith development. Only 33% of evangelicals, 20% of non-evangelical born again adults, and 25% of adults with a ...read more

Tags: Church General

Nearly 70% Of U.s. Churches Provide Direct ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Nearly 70% of U.S. churches provide direct health services and 65% provide educational health programs, according to the National Council of Churches (NCC) USA Congregational Health Survey. Only 6.4% offer no programs of any kind in health care ministries. The congregations surveyed have an average ...read more

Tags: Church Practices

First-Time Visitors To A Church Care Most About ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

First-time visitors to a church care most about not embarrassing themselves, says David ...read more

Tags: Church Growth

In 1990, Only Ten Multi-Site Protestant Churches ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

In 1990, only ten multi-site Protestant churches existed in the U.S. In '07, 15% of all U.S. Protestant churches were seriously considering adding a site within the next two years. Almost half (47) of America’s 100 Largest and Fastest-Growing Churches ...read more

Tags: Church Growth

The Only Way Any Church Can Get A Blessing Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The only way any church can get a blessing is to lay aside all difference, all criticism, all coldness and party ...read more

Tags: Church General

In Too Many Churches Today, Head Tables Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In too many churches today, head tables have replaced towels and wash basins as symbols ...read more

Tags: Church General

55% Of U.s. Adults Attended A Conventional Church ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

55% of U.S. adults attended a conventional church service in the past month. 28% of all adults who did not attend a conventional church activity participated in an alternative means of experiencing and expressing their faith in God. 12% engaged in spiritual activity on the Internet. 9% participated ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

How Can You Tell When A Church Is Dying?

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 31, 2022

FUNNY STORY!!! Calvin Coolidge, our thirtieth president, was an extremely quiet and reserved man with very little personality. When questioned, he rarely answered in more than two or three words—a tendency which earned him the nickname, “Silent Cal.” The public saw him as a stiff and emotionless ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14

Tags: Acts, Death Of A Vision, Church, Revival, Renewal, Church Growth  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A. James White States: Church Growth Consultant ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 19, 2003

a. James White states: Church growth consultant Win Arn has observed something even more disturbing. Arn conducted a survey in which he interviewed the members of nearly one thousand churches in regard to what they perceived to be the mission of the church. Eighty-nine percent said the church ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of, Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

D. At One Time, Most Every Church Founded Was ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

D. AT ONE TIME, MOST EVERY CHURCH FOUNDED WAS ALIVE AND VIBRANT, BUT THEN THAT CHURCH BECOMES FOCUSED INWARD, AND THEY THINK ONLY OF THEMSELVES. E. IT’S LIKE A CHURCH IN DALLAS I KNOW MUCH ABOUT, THAT STARTED WITH A LOT OF EVANGELISTIC ZEAL AND FERVOR, SO THEY BUILT A BIG BUILDING SEATING 700 AND ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Most People Joining Our Churches Become Exactly ...  PRO

Contributed by Dennis Clark on Apr 12, 2001

Most people joining our churches become exactly like the ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ, Call Of The Disciples

Denomination: Baptist