April 8, 2011
Numbers Matter
Edward Sanders reflects on how attendance and offering numbers can offer tangible encouragement for ministry work that often feels difficult to measure.
Articles for tag: Church Attendance
September 15, 2010
MEDIUM-SIZED CHURCHES: The 2009 List
This archive listing links to Christian Standard’s 2009 Medium-Sized Churches chart, featuring 32 participating churches that averaged 250-499 in worship attendance.
September 12, 2010
The Tourist Church
Rick Grover warns that churches risk becoming “tourist churches” when young adults lose connection, purpose, and opportunities to serve within the larger body.
August 25, 2010
I Can See You, September
As summer slips away, Mark A. Taylor reflects on the sadness and gratitude that come with changing seasons—and the fresh ministry opportunities churches often find as fall schedules and routines return.
April 11, 2010
Megachurches: The 2009 List
CHRISTIAN STANDARD’s 2009 megachurch chart lists 114 megachurches and emerging megachurches, including churches with weekly attendance of 1,000 or more.
April 11, 2010
Register Today for Our Reports on Medium and Large Churches
Christian Standard invites churches averaging 250 to 999 in weekend attendance to participate in upcoming surveys for special reports on medium-sized and large congregations.
April 11, 2010
Megachurches: A Year in Review
Kent Fillinger reviews 2009 megachurch and emerging megachurch data, highlighting attendance growth, senior minister trends, worship venues, multisite ministry, finances, and staffing pressures.
February 10, 2010
Interview with Ben Cachiaras
Ben Cachiaras discusses the 2010 North American Christian Convention theme “Beyond,” calling churches and leaders toward deeper discipleship, stronger mission, and renewed connection in the Restoration Movement.
October 25, 2009
Sixteen Minutes on Sunday
Daniel Schantz remembers the comic chaos of childhood Sunday mornings and the lasting lesson hidden in the rush: nothing happens until you get out of bed and get going.
September 13, 2009
MEDIUM-SIZED CHURCHES: The 2008 List
Kent Fillinger and Ben Simms introduce Christian Standard’s 2008 Medium-Sized Churches chart, featuring survey data from 66 churches averaging 500-999 in worship attendance.
September 13, 2009
MEDIUM-SIZED CHURCHES: Fun Facts
A collection of notable statistics from the 2008 Medium-Sized Church Report, including attendance comparisons, fastest-growing churches, baptism totals, Easter attendance, and senior minister age trends.
April 19, 2009
Megachurches: The 2008 List
Christian Standard’s 2008 Megachurches chart lists churches averaging 2,000 or more in weekly attendance, along with emerging megachurches averaging 1,000 to 1,999.
April 9, 2009
MEGACHURCHES: The 2005 List
CHRISTIAN STANDARD’s 2005 megachurch list reports statistics for churches averaging 2,000 or more in weekly attendance and emerging megachurches averaging 1,000 to 1,999.
October 8, 2008
Church Health and Attendance Numbers How Do They Relate?
Mark A. Taylor considers whether church health should be measured by attendance alone, weighing numerical growth against relational healing, discipleship, and congregational stability.
Parents Matter
Parent ministry and teen faith come together as Curtis Booher and Phyllis Fox show how parents, youth leaders, and churches can strengthen relationships, nurture belief, and help teenagers remain connected to church.
April 13, 2008
The Best Indicator of Church Growth
Baptisms reveal whether churches are reaching the lost or just shifting believers. This article examines megachurch baptism ratios, giving-per-baptism figures, and why retaining new disciples matters for long-term growth.
January 10, 2008
The Lost Generation
Why are millennials and the next generation drifting from church even after decades of youth-ministry investment? A pastor argues for intergenerational connection, authentic faith, and consistent opportunities to serve as keys to reaching Generation Y.
October 3, 2007
Christian Teenagers and Their Sexual Behavior
Two August columns examine research on evangelical teenagers and sex outside marriage. One highlights broken abstinence pledges; another argues weekly church attendance marks dramatically different outcomes—challenging families and churches to model what they teach.
April 15, 2007
MEGACHURCHES: The 2006 List
CHRISTIAN STANDARD’s annual megachurch list highlights churches by weekly attendance. This entry defines megachurch and emerging megachurch thresholds and links to the 2006 megachurches chart.
November 22, 2006
Stopped Short by the Principal’s Passion
What do we do when a church member drops out? Mark A. Taylor compares church follow-up to a principal’s relentless care for absent students—and asks what it means when someone quietly falls off the radar.
