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Peter D. Hart Research Assoc. Conducted A Survey ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Peter D. Hart Research Assoc. conducted a survey of Americans (prior to the Columbine killings) to find out if society is too tolerant of behavior that’s harmful or too intolerant of behavior that’s not really harmful. We’re too tolerant ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Why Teens Go To Church The #1 Reason (44%) Say, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Why Teens Go to Church The #1 reason (44%) say, It makes me feel closer to God. 24% go to learn about God, 8% because their parents make them go, 10% because they can be with other Christians, 5% because they like their Sunday School class and 10% for a various other reasons. Youth group is a big ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Tags: Evangelism How To

The U.s. Is An Aging Nation. Our Median Age, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The U.S. is an aging nation. Our median age, which today is 33, will be 38 by 2020, aging about 1 to 1.5 years in every 5. ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Women Out Number Men In The U.s. 51% To 49%. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Women out number men in the U.S. 51% to 49%. Worldwide men out number women 50.4% to 49.6%. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Women

Nearly 90 Million Americans Have Never Read The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Nearly 90 million Americans have never read the Bible. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

26% Of U.s. Teens Not Involved In A Church Youth ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

26% of U.S. teens not involved in a Church youth group says they would like to participate in one. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

21% Of Teens That Do Not Attend A Sunday School ...

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21% of teens that do not attend a Sunday School class say they would like to become involved in one. (Foster ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

A Study Released By Rutgers University's National ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

A study released by Rutgers University’s National Marriage Project found that the national marriage rate has fallen 43%, down 4% from 40 years ago. Only 30% of girls and 40% of boys responded that married people are happier than those who remain single or live with a mate out of wedlock. With so ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Donors Prefer Suggested Donation: Campbell ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Donors Prefer Suggested Donation: Campbell Research, a company that specializes in serving non-profit ministries, recently determined that twice as many donors prefer a ministry offer products for a suggested donation rather than for a purchase price. These same donors also are more likely to make ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Direct Mail Is Still King: Although Direct Mail ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Direct Mail Is Still King: Although direct mail is still the most effective fund raising media for non profit organizations, it continues to get more expensive. Growing competition has forced lower response rates. Now, NPO’s are conducting analysis and segmentation up front to better identify the ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

68% Of Married Women With Children In The U.s. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

68% of married women with children in the U.S. work for pay, up from 38% in ’69. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Women

32% Of Families Have A Single Parent, Up From 14% ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

32% of families have a single parent, up from 14% in 69. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Children

66%of Americans Watch Tv While Eating Dinner. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

66%of Americans watch TV while eating dinner. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

The Average American Watches An Equivalent Of 52 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The Average American watches an equivalent of 52 days of TV a year. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

Every Year The Average Teen Spends 900 Hours In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Every year the average teen spends 900 hours in school and 1,500 watching TV; and only 39 minutes talking with his or her parents. ...read more

Tags: Children

55% Of Kids Between Ages 5 And 17 Have A Tv In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

55% of kids between ages 5 and 17 have a TV in their bedroom. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Children

33% Of Christians Shop Christian Stores: This Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

33% of Christians Shop Christian Stores: This is up from only 10% just 19 years ago. Unfortunately, many people in the Christian product industry still believe the 19-year-old number is correct. In fact 1 out of 14 customers in a Christian retail ...read more

Tags: Character

It Pays To Satisfy Customers Studies Suggest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

It Pays To Satisfy Customers Studies suggest that 70% of complaining customers will do business with you again if you resolve the problem in their favor. And 95% will return if you fix it immediately. (Managing ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

George Gallup Says "North America Is The Only ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

George Gallup says “North America is the only continent where Christianity is not growing.” The American Society of Church Growth reports that in ’98, half of churches in America did not add one new member through “conversion growth.” Fuller Seminary has discovered that “It takes 3 people in a ...read more

Tags: Church General

The Futurist (5/99) Reports That In The U.s. Over ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The Futurist (5/99) reports that in the U.S. over 66,000 Americans are now age 100 or over, compared to only ...read more

Tags: Death