NOW YOU SEE WHY!
EMBASSY CHURCH VISION INCLUDES A GOAL OF 60% MEN AND 40% WOMEN
(THIS IS AN EXCERPT FROM AN ARTICLE THAT I JUST READ)
WHAT ARE THE MAJOR CHALLENGES THAT U.S. CONGREGATIONS FACE?
All of the results of the U.S. Congregational Life Survey are not positive. They also reveal some major challenges that congregations typically face. As with the strengths we found, not all congregations face each of the challenges.
- First challenge: Fewer men than women
- Second challenge: Limited involvement beyond worship
- Third challenge: Limited personal outreach
- Fourth challenge: Congregational size
- Fifth challenge: Worshipers are getting older
First challenge: Fewer men than women
There are fewer men in worship than women — 61% of worshipers are women. There are fewer men than women in the pews in every age category. There are fewer men than women across all life stages (singles, parents, those who are widowed, etc.). So, the fact that women outnumber men in church is not simply because women live longer. Women have lots to offer their congregations and play vital roles as worshipers and leaders. But, men are about 50% of the U.S. population — why aren’t they participating in worship to the extent that women do?
Gender of worshipers
The challenge that congregations face is to look at this issue and consider — Why is the church a “women’s institution”? What can we do to make our services and activities more “user friendly” to men? How can we encourage men to play a greater role in the life of the congregation?
EMBASSY CHURCH, WE MUST DO OUR PART TO CORRECT THIS UNGODLY STATISTIC. WE WON'T STOP UNTIL WE HEAR GOD SAY, "WELL DONE, GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANTS."
LET'S DO THIS ECI!!!
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