Recent research by the Barna Group examined what American church-goers experience in their congregations. Among the findings:
- Most people (66%) feel they have had “a real and personal connection” with God while attending church. However, that means one-third of those who have attended a church in the past have never felt God’s presence while in a congregational setting.
- Nearly half said their life had not changed at all as a result of churchgoing (46%).
- One-quarter (23%) of those with church experience selected the description that church feels “like a group sharing the same space in a public event but who were not connected in a real way.”
- Asked to think about their last church visit, three out of five church attenders (61%) said they could not remember a significant or important new insight or understanding related to faith.
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