Easter 2024 Stats Exposed: Insights Your Church Can’t Afford to Ignore
Apr 3, 2024
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Discover key insights from the Easter 2024 attendance figures, highlighting the importance of Easter as a key 'Eventful Big Day' for church growth. Learn about strategies to double regular attendance, track new guests, and optimize invite culture for effective outreach.
Easter is a pivotal 'Eventful Big Day' for church growth, emphasizing invite culture year-round.
Variety of invite strategies, like social media and invite cards, significantly boost Easter attendance and growth potential.
Deep dives
Insights from Easter Attendance Bump
On Easter attendance bumps, the goal discussed is doubling the average weekend attendance, indicating significant growth. The average Easter attendance bump for surveyed churches was about 75.42%, with a modest correlation between church size and attendance observed. Churches aiming for substantial growth target reaching a 100% increase, aligning with the importance of big days for church invite strategies.
Strategies for Encouraging Invitations
Churches use various strategies to encourage invitations, including social media, invite cards, and messaging the weekend before events. Results show that using more strategies correlates with attendance boosts, highlighting the importance of training, equipping, and motivating members. Employing five or more strategies resulted in an average bump of 85.68%, with those using seven or more strategies seeing a significant increase of 114.53%.
Focus on Retention
Regarding guest retention, churches implement follow-up actions like personalized contacts, sermon series announcements, and special events to encourage return visits. Notably, half of the surveyed churches indicated they did not engage in any follow-up activities, showcasing a missed opportunity for engagement. Emphasizing the need for structured follow-up processes for new guests to foster continued connection and growth within the church community.
During this episode of the unSeminary, we dived into the Easter 2024 attendance figures, collating responses from a wide array of churches. The total combined attendance hit a staggering 249,377, revealing much about the state of church engagement during this important “Eventful Big Day.” The Importance of Eventful Big Days Easter can be an “Eventful […]
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