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Parental church attendance and spiritual guidance during the teen years

Name: Parental church attendance and spiritual guidance during the teen years
Creator: Lifeway Research

Percent of young adults, by whether they dropped out or stayed in church (in percent)

Key finding

Parents attended church regularly: 83%
Parents provided spiritual guidance: 83%

Source: Lifeway Research, 5 Keys to Preventing Church Dropouts · Article published 2021-10-07.

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Parents attended church regularly: 83%. Parents provided spiritual guidance: 83%.

Who published this data?

Lifeway Research, 2021. Source: Lifeway Research, 5 Keys to Preventing Church Dropouts (https://research.lifeway.com/2021/10/07/5-keys-to-preventing-church-dropouts/).

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