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Where are all the men?
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You’re not just
imagining it:
Christianity is short on
men. Here are the facts:
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• The typical U.S.
Congregation draws an
adult crowd that’s 61%
female, 39% male. This
gender gap shows up in
all age categories.
• On any given
Sunday there are 13
million more adult women
than men in America’s
churches.
• This Sunday
almost 25 percent of
married, churchgoing
women will worship
without their husbands.
• Midweek
activities often draw 70
to 80 percent female
participants.
• The majority of
church employees are
women (except for
ordained clergy, who are
overwhelmingly male).
• Over 70 percent
of the boys who are
being raised in church
will abandon it during
their teens and
twenties. Many of these
boys will never return.
• More than 90
percent of American men
believe in God, and five
out of six call
themselves Christians.
But only two out of six
attend church on a given
Sunday. The average man
accepts the reality of
Jesus Christ, but fails
to see any value in
going to church.
• Churches
overseas report gender
gaps of up to 9 women
for every adult man in
attendance.
• Christian universities
are becoming convents.
The typical Christian
college in the U.S.
enrolls almost 2 women
for every 1 man.
• Fewer than 10% of U.S.
churches are able to
establish or maintain a
vibrant men’s ministry. |
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