A copy of the results of a survey done
by LifeWay Research polled 1402 unchurched adults
(defined as people not going to church in the last six months)
and found some interesting responses.
What conclusions do you draw from these responses?
71% think believing in Jesus makes a positive difference in a person's life.
72% believe that God actually exists.
72% say the church is full of hypocrites.
79% say Christianity today is more about organized religion than about loving people.
86% say I believe I can have a good relationship with God without belonging to a church.
Arthur Farnsley, administrator of the Society for the Scientific
Study of Religion interprets it this way, "Is there a workshop for
churches in being less annoying, less hypocritical?"
Key thought: If Jesus is so attractive to the majority of the unchurched, how can the church become more and more like Jesus?
Hint = It begins with you and me.
Taken from Right from the heart,daily devotions.
If only we could grow ever more united in common prayer around Christ despite our differences, we will grow in the awareness of how little divides us in comparison to what unites us.
7:26 PM
