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Loss Of Prestige: Over the last 28 years, the prestige of Clergy, Ministers and Priests has declined from 41% to 36%in the eyes of Americans says the Harris Poll. Compare this to 56% who view ...read more
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Why Pastors Change: A new Ellison Research study finds the average American minister has held a paid job in ministry for 19 years and has spent an average of 15.6 of those years as a senior pastor. Typically he or she has been the senior pastor at 3 different churches. 20% change jobs due to a ...read more
Hurricane Katrina destroyed or seriously damaged more than 1,000 churches. Rita’s toll is still unknown. (Foster ...read more
More than 4 out of 10 evangelical adults are involved in an alternative form of church on a regular basis. (Foster ...read more
The U.S. has more than 300,000 Protestant congregations and some 20,000 Catholic parishes. (Foster ...read more
Nuns In Crisis: According to a ‘04 survey, the number of nuns in the U.S. has dropped by 50% from the 60s. Adding to the crisis, the average age of the nuns today is ...read more
83% of consumers believe that old-fashioned service with a smile is the best path to customer satisfaction. (Foster ...read more
Religious America: Because wealthier nations tend to place less importance on religion—with the exception of the U.S., Americans’ views are closer to people in developing nations than to the publics of developed nations finds a new Pew Research study. With 6 in 10 Americans saying religion plays a ...read more
Plan—Then Implement: Small Business Computing, 6/24, outlines the critical groundwork to tackle before you are ready to start speaking to your target market audience. Focus on the specifics of your business/ministry and your audience: Who are you? What are your objectives and strategic ...read more
Costly Out-Of-Stocks: A grocery-industry survey found when customers can’t find what they want in stock, up to 43% go to another store--many taking the rest of their shopping away as well. Another 25% won’t buy the item at all. Out-of-stock causes include retailers underestimating demand, using ...read more
Child Care: The nation’s largest childcare providers are the Roman Catholic Church and the Southern Baptist Convention with nearly 10,000 childcare centers between them. Since ’97, the number of church-based childcare centers has risen by 26% versus a 19% increase in all U.S childcare centers. ...read more
Call Center Clout: 92% of U.S. consumers form their opinions of a company based on their experiences using that company’s call center. 65% say they’d stop using a company’s products or services if they had a negative experience ...read more
Pastoral Pay Increases: Compensation for pastors has increased faster than inflation over the last 25 years, finds a Duke University Divinity School survey. Median pay for Protestant clergy in the U.S.—including the value of provided housing—is now $40,000, similar to that of school-teachers and ...read more
Faith Based Initiatives: In an effort to jump-start his Faith-Based Initiatives, President Bush created the $30M Compassion Capital Fund available for faith organizations committed to addressing social issues in our country. This amount could grow to $100M next year. Now, more than ever, ...read more
The percentage of Catholics attending a Sunday school class has doubled since ‘96. (Foster Letter ...read more
According to Brandweek 61% of women choose stores for convenience. (Foster Letter ...read more
38% of American adults attended synagogue or church in the past 7 days. 43% of teens did so. (Foster ...read more
Today 85% of customer communication is still done via telephone with both IVR and live agents reports Forrester Research. ...read more
Each month, it is estimated that over 1500 staff pastors leave the ministry. (Foster Letter ...read more
Customer Loyalty: A recent national survey by Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories found the following factors cause customers to become loyal to a company: 56% Good Service, 28% Good Products, 7% Good Price, 6% ...read more
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