Churchless

Are Self-Described Christians More Like Jesus or the Pharisees?

they received such a visit.

The Actively Churched Are More Likely to Experience Positive Life Outcomes Life outcome experienced Actively churched Unchurched Am making a positive difference in the worlda 86% 67% Happyb 85 80 Have deep, soul connections with my friendsc 82 69 Believe I am fulfilling my calling in lifed 81 64 Stressed outb 32 37 Lonelyb 15 22

One other relational approach that drew a surprisingly strong positive response was receiving an in-home visit from the pastor or a church member to discuss the possibility of attending the church.

One out of every six churchless adults said they would be much more interested in the church if

developing relationships, sponsoring events, and cultivating a positive reputation and related awareness.

Overall, just one out of seven (14 percent) unchurched adults in the United States appears open to trying a new church. Yet, projected across the aggregate unchurched universe, this percentage represents nearly 16 million people—not a sum of souls to dismiss! And the figure may actually be more promising than imagined: only two-fifths of these

This means that three out of five people open to trying church are not born again. Women, singles, and nonpracticing Catholics also emerged as more interested in the possibility.

are those who invest themselves in church life.