How young adults describe church members they grew up with
Percent of church dropouts vs. those who stayed in church, describing church members, 2020 (in percent)
Key finding
- Judgmental: 49%
- Disapprove based on expectations: 42%
- Hypocritical: 41%
Source: Lifeway Research, How Do Church Dropouts Describe Your Congregation? · Article published 2020-08-19.
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What does this statistic show?
Judgmental: 49%. Disapprove based on expectations: 42%. Hypocritical: 41%.
Who published this data?
Lifeway Research, 2020. Source: Lifeway Research, How Do Church Dropouts Describe Your Congregation? (https://research.lifeway.com/2020/08/19/how-are-church-dropouts-describing-your-congregation/).
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