Small Groups & Community statistics

64 sourced statistics on small groups & community for U.S. church leaders, newest first, from Lifeway Research, Barna Group and other published research.

2026

• How men's ministry leaders measure the effectiveness of their ministry Lifeway Research
• Men's activities churches offered last year Lifeway Research
• Men's ministry leaders who say men not attending is their biggest challenge Lifeway Research
• Men's ministry presence in the church, as reported by male churchgoers Lifeway Research
• Top priority for men's ministry, according to ministry leaders Lifeway Research
• What male churchgoers say their church most needs to do to minister to men Lifeway Research

2025

• Church leaders who say most people do not change groups Lifeway Research
• Churches providing no training for small group leaders Lifeway Research
• Churches where half or fewer adults attend an ongoing group Lifeway Research
• Churches with training for group leaders at least twice a year Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who talk with other attendees, by generation Barna Group
• Groups leaders who agree more training should be offered to group leaders Lifeway Research
• Hispanic Protestant churches with a plan to foster community Lifeway Research
• People in Southern Baptist small groups Lifeway Research
• Who churchgoers talk to before, during or after church Barna Group
• Worship attendees who participate in small groups at the average church Lifeway Research

2024

• Age groups women's ministry leaders say their ministry is well designed to serve Lifeway Research
• Belong to a religious or spiritual community Springtide Research Institute
• Benefits women report from their church's women's ministry Lifeway Research
• Groups of women a church's ministry is well-designed to serve Lifeway Research
• Highest objective of adult Bible study groups Lifeway Research
• How adult Bible study groups are organized Lifeway Research
• How often ongoing adult Bible study groups meet Lifeway Research
• How women's ministry helps church-going women Lifeway Research
• Labels leaders are comfortable using for their adult groups ministry Lifeway Research
• Latina/o young people's involvement in a religious or spiritual community Springtide Research Institute
• Not in a group and unsure whether church offers one Barna Group
• Top priorities women's ministry leaders rank for their ministries Lifeway Research
• Top reason churchgoers are not in a small group: too busy Barna Group
• Training churches provide for small group leaders Lifeway Research
• Women churchgoers helped to serve their community by women's ministry Lifeway Research
• Women's ministry at the churches of churchgoing women Lifeway Research
• Worship attendees who also participate in small groups Lifeway Research

2023

• Age makeup of the average women's ministry Lifeway Research
• Average weekly small group attendance in Southern Baptist ministries Lifeway Research
• Benefits women report from women's ministry Lifeway Research
• Christians who say their church provides cross-generational interaction Barna Group
• Regular offerings at Hispanic Protestant churches Lifeway Research
• Share of worship attendees involved in a small group or Sunday School Lifeway Research
• Share of worship attendees involved in small groups, by church Lifeway Research
• Value of a women's ministry according to women at churches with women's activities Lifeway Research
• Women's ministries well designed to meet needs of each age group Lifeway Research
• Young people connected to a spiritual or religious community, by gender identity Springtide Research Institute

2022

• How pastors minister to single adults over 30 Lifeway Research
• Small group efforts churches conducted in the past six months Lifeway Research

2021

• Knowing the names of many people who live nearby Lifeway Research
• Trust in people who live in their local community Lifeway Research
• When pastors expect most small groups to start meeting again Lifeway Research

2020

• Activities small group participants say are important in their group Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who are in a small class or group of adults Lifeway Research
• Most popular regular midweek activities at Protestant churches Lifeway Research
• Why churchgoers attend a small class or group Lifeway Research

2019

• Americans with a close friend 15 years older or younger Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who have developed significant relationships at their church Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers' attendance at a class or small group in a typical month Lifeway Research
• How often churchgoers attend a class or small group in a typical month Lifeway Research

2018

• Adults with a close friend 15 years older or younger Barna Group
• Weekly prayer or Scripture study group involvement Lifeway Research
• Where adults with an older friend met that friend Barna Group

2013

• Churchgoers who have developed significant relationships with people at church Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who pray daily for fellow Christians they know Lifeway Research
• How often churchgoers attend adult classes or groups in a typical month Lifeway Research

2006

• Adults who attend a house church in a typical week Barna Group
• How often house church attenders attend Barna Group