The Church Lady’s Take on Why People Leave the Church

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The Church Lady's Take on Why People Leave the Church

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Here are the top ten reasons LifeWay Research found why people are leaving  the Church:

[tabs titles=”Tab One”][tab]1. The church was not helping me to develop spiritually. (28%)
2. I did not feel engaged or involved in meaningful church work (20%)
3. Church members were judgmental of others (18%)
4. pastor was not a good preacher (16%)
5. Too many changes (16%)
6. Members seemed hypocritical (15%)
7. Church didn’t seem to be a place where God was at work (14%)
8. Church was run by a clique that discouraged involvement (14%)
9. Pastor was judgmental of others (14%)
10. Pastor seemed hypocritical (13%)[/tab][/tabs]

Now here is the Church Lady’s take on the top ten reasons why people are leaving the  megachurch:

 

 

1.  The Pastor pisses them or someone in their family off

2. The  Pastor gets involved in a church scandal over money or sex and it goes public (It’s ok if only the church knows about it)

3.  No where to park/sit

4.  Lack of Christian Leadership

5.  Can’t ever get an appointment to see the Pastor

6.  The Church refuses to help them when they are in a financial crisis

7. They did not get picked to serve as an officer/leader of the church

8. The Pastor always seems to be begging for money

9. The music changed and/or their choir was eliminated from the worship service program

10.  The Holy Spirit told them to move

Did I miss any?