Reasons for Leaving Churches and Characteristics of Different Groups

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This chapter discusses the reasons why people are leaving churches, focusing on the demographics and characteristics of different groups who have left evangelical churches. It explores four different profiles of evangelicals who have left the church and provides statistical analysis from the data.

In a wide ranging conversation, founding friend David French takes over the reins for Curtis Chang and discusses the new book, The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back? by Jim Davis, Michael Graham, and Ryan Burge. David and coauthor Graham discuss all the reasons for “the great dechurching” with a particular emphasis on the more surprising results, as well as the difficulty reversing the decline in church attendance.

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The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back? by Jim Davis, Michael Graham, and Ryan Burge