Monday's Catch: 'Four Reasons Why Church Giving Is Up While Attendance Is Down' And More

Four Reasons Why Church Giving Is Up While Attendance Is Down

In the midst of significant challenging news for churches, the level of giving remains remarkable. What is taking place? How is giving increasing while attendanceThese attitudes and commitments are vital for any worship team! Each has a corresponding question we can all ask of ourselves that will keep the culture of our worship teams healthy and thriving!
continues to decline? As we work with churches across America, we see four compelling reasons.

On the other hand, research on giving and declining churches done in the last century found that declining churches frequently experience a period of increase giving. This increased giving, however, is a common reaction to declining membership and attendance figures and not evidence of a rebound or a healthy church.

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Signing On
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