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People In The U.s. Hold 1.3 Billion Credit Cards ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

People in the U.S. hold 1.3 billion credit cards and receive an offer for a new on once a week on average. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Money

The Average U.s. Household Pays $960 In Credit ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

The average U.S. household pays $960 in credit card debt interest per year. (Foster letter ...read more

Tags: Money

Four Key Reasons Kids Become More Committed To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Four Key Reasons kids become more committed to Christ. (1) Parents: 36% of youth report parents are their top influence (or at least 2nd or 3rd influence) when it comes to helping them grow in Christ. (2) Struggles: 1 in 7 kids claim a difficult struggle stimulated spiritual growth. Another 10% ...read more

Tags: Youth Leaders, Evangelism How To

Giving More ►$3 Out Of Every $4 Donated By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Giving More ►$3 out of every $4 donated by individuals in ’03 went to churches, synagogues and other religious worship centers, according to a Barna Group report. ►63% of households donated some money to a church, synagogue or other place of religious worship during ‘03. ►The mean ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Where Are You Going? A Franklin Covey Survey ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Where Are You Going? A Franklin Covey survey finds less than half of U.S. workers are aware or are committed to their company’s goals. Only 48% say their employers have a clear, strategic direction. 44% say their organization has effectively communicated its goals. 54% understand what they ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Gambling: 2 In 3 Americans Say They Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Gambling: 2 in 3 Americans say they have participated in some form of gambling activity in the last 12 months. State lotteries are the most common. Casino visits are becoming more common and men are significantly ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Bible Sales Jumped 14% In Christian Stores In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Bible Sales Jumped 14% in Christian stores in March over February according to STATS data and a remarkable 65% from a year ago. Interest raised by The Passion of the Christ. Movie is ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Domestic Abuse Results In More Than $44 Million ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Domestic Abuse results in more than $44 million in annual medical costs, 99,800 days of hospitalization, and 175,500 days lost from work. (Current ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Charge It: A New Gallup Poll Shows That Just Over ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Charge It: A new Gallup Poll shows that just over half of Americans have at least one credit card on which they do not pay off the full amount due each month. 29% say they have at least one card, but always pay the full amount each month. 21% don’t have any credit cards. The average outstanding ...read more

Tags: Money

Generation X Marketing Advice: Following Are Key ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Generation X Marketing Advice: Following are key points drawn from the Generation X Parents: From Grunge to Grown Up. (1) They want value and permanence, being such a rare commodity sells even better. (2) Gen Xers want “quantity time” with their kids. (3) If an Xer thinks you’re offering a great ...read more

Where Are The Pastors? Presbyterian Church, Usa, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Where Are The Pastors? Presbyterian Church, USA, reports that almost 50% of PCUSA churches with 51 to 100 members are without a pastor. Over 76.6% of these Presbyterian congregations of less than 50 have no pastor. A significant number of small rural and inner-city churches do not have a pastor, ...read more

Tags: Church General

Torn: 75% Of Evangelicals Feel A Part Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Torn: 75% of evangelicals feel a part of mainstream American, but 75% also believe they are a minority under siege and must fight to be heard, finds a poll by Religion & Ethics Newsweekly and ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Top Participation Sport In The U.s. Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

The top participation sport in the U.S. is bowling (69.1%) followed by Basketball (65.1%) and golf (40.8%).(Foster ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

50% Of Women Will Suffer A Beating From The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

50% of women will suffer a beating from the person with whom they are intimate. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

For The First Time In A Decade, The Number Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

For the first time in a decade, the number of hungry people in the world is on the rise. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Barna Research Reports Evangelical Christians ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Barna Research reports Evangelical Christians constitute just 7% of the adult U.S. population while 31% are non-evangelical born agains. ...read more

Tags: Faith

The Average Movie Now Costs $64 Million To Make ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

The average movie now costs $64 million to make and another $39 million to market, according to the MPAA. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

In The Last 5 Years Maybe 6 Pictures Out Of 1,000 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

In the last 5 years maybe 6 pictures out of 1,000 recouped their cost in the theatrical marketplace. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

Contrary To Popular Assumptions, Only 14% Of All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Contrary to popular assumptions, only 14% of all American evangelicals attend mega-churches. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Church General

Pastor's Pay: A Recent Christian Ministry ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Pastor’s Pay: A recent Christian Ministry Resources (survey finds: Protestant pastors’ pay packages average $73,000. Mega-church pastors earn an average of $108,000. Pastors of congregations with less than 100 members receive $32,500. Average salaries increased to $60,000 for churches with 100 to ...read more

Tags: Church General