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June 13, 2007
Church Seeking Poll Results
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Two weeks ago we asked you why you would ever leave your church. And last week, we continued that with asking how you would go about finding a new church. Here's what you said:
Bringing up the rear, 4% of you would seek a recommendation from staff or members from your previous church. I can see how this number is so small, it'd be a tough thing to do. Slightly more of you, 9% would never want a new church, so the question is irrelevant.
10% of you are tired of trying to find just the right church, so you'll make your own. Kudos to you on taking initiative, but I'd like to hear more about your thoughts and motives. 18% would just start randomly visiting churches. I've tried this myself and ended up in some extremely weird situations.
Coming in second place are the 24% of you who would visit the churches that your friends go to. And in the lead, 35% of you would check out the web site of local churches.
Churches, did you hear that? The number one way people find your church, according to a recent Church Marketing Sucks study, is through your web site. Don't overlook the importance of it.
So we've left church and found a new church, and this week we ask what would make you stick around at that new church. Remember to keep voting this week, and let us know in the comments interesting stories about finding a church.
Posted by Joshua Cody at June 13, 2007 5:03 AM
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There was a missing option -- 'Wherever my denominational headquarters send me.' Fair enough, it doesn't apply to many, but it applies at least to me!
(Of course, the super spiritual among us will reply 'Wherever God leads.' I'm sort of glad you didn't have that as an option!)
Posted by: Cameron at June 13, 2007 11:27 PM
Poll of website users in "I would use the internet" shocker! ;)
This, perhaps, would be a more conclusive poll if taken somewhere other than on the internet....
Posted by: mrben at June 14, 2007 1:25 AM
Joshua, I wanna hear more about your random church visits and the resultant weird experiences! Or at least, I think I do... :-)
Posted by: brad at June 14, 2007 9:03 AM
Brad,
Nothing too too unbelievable. I've been stuck in a church with large men standing at the back doors, unable to get out for over 3 hours. I've been suddenly up front being prayed over. I've been suddenly up front praying a blessing over a new church building of a church I don't attend. All in churches I don't normally attend. A little crazy.
Posted by: Joshua at June 14, 2007 3:25 PM
What about God calling me to leave (to finally start a new faith community)?
Posted by: Dorothy at June 16, 2007 9:48 AM
I wouldn't put too much in that 35% number. As another commenter already related, your methodology is flawed and relies soley on people demonstrating a familiarity with the technology in question. As a straw poll, the numbers are quite interesting although the sample is quite low.
Posted by: Mitchell Land at June 18, 2007 10:20 AM
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