„Popularity of house churches in USA grows”
NEW YORK - Christian researcher George Barna believes house churches will continue to grow in popularity throughout the USA.
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Recently, the Barna Group conducted two surveys looking at the growing house church movement and discovered that it attracts many young believers and those dissatisfied with their traditional church experiences.
In a recent pair of studies, Christian researcher George Barna and his research firm, the Barna Group, looked at key factors of the house church movement in the United States in an effort to discover what has fueled the rising popularity of house churches in America.
Barna says the studies indicate that house churches appeal to older adults who want a deeper experience with God and other believers. Also, he says house churches tend to attract young adults who have little interest in traditional forms of church.
Among the Barna Group’s findings was the fact that the average size of a house church is 20 people, and there is an average of seven children under age 18 involved in each church. Also, the surveys found that three out of every four house church participants have been active in their current gathering for less than a year.
What the research indicates, Barna notes, is that many Americans are experimenting with house churches. „There is a very significant and consistent move of people into house churches”, he says, „but it’s not a cut-and-dried kind of move.” (AgapePress)
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