Some leaders may be tempted to try a lot of new bells and whistles to bring them back or to attract new followers. But some recent studies suggest that the church would be better off going “back to basics.”
According to a recent Pew study, more than two-thirds of Catholics said the quality of sermons played an important role in their choices of house of worship, and 71 percent said feeling welcomed by church leaders played that role. While many religious communities are worried about playing more contemporary music or building a better website or being more active on social media, the truth is that the people in the pews are looking for a significant spiritual message on Sundays and a community they’ll feel at home in.
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