On Mission Statistics
(this site last updated 10/31/09)
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(The following statistics were taken from a new PARADE national poll on spirituality in America published October 4, 2009)
69% of Americans say they believe in God
77% say they pray outside of religious services
60% say they pray for forgiveness
75% say it is the parents responsibility to give their kids a religious upbringing
45% call themselves religious
50% say they rarely or never attend worship services
20% say they go to religious services anywhere from once a month to a few times a year
30% say they attend religious services one or more times a week
27% say they don't practice any kind of religion
5% say they didn't believe in God
7% say they weren't sure about the existence of God
12% say they don't believe in an afterlife
12% say that "no religion has validity"
24% say they are "spiritual but not religious"
59% say that "all religions are valid"
40% say that religion holds the truth
22% say that religion holds no place in their lives
19% say that religion's place is that it "helps teach morals and ethics to children"
7% say that they are attending services more often since the recession began
10% say they are attending services less often since the recession began
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Needed - More New Churches!
Why does the S.B.C. need more new churches, when it already has more than 42,000 with some 16 million members?
Research has shown that 3,600 new churches are started in the U.S.A. each year, but 3,200 close their doors!
The result was a net gain of only 4,600 churches from 1990-2000. Just to have kept pace with the population growth during that decade, a net gain of 39,000 was needed! America is growing 'less churched' year by year in spite of the starting of about 3,600 new churches on a yearly basis. Statistics show that in 1900 there were 29 churches for each 10,000 in population. Today, there are only 11 churches for every 10,000 people living in the U.S.A.
SOURCE: WWW.NAMB.NET
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Are Americans a 'Religious' people as believed by many around the world?
Only 20% of Americans say that God is the most important relationship in their life.
33% said their nuclear family is the most important relationship
22% said their spouse
19% said their diety (God, Jesus, allah or trinity)
17% said their children
3% named their parents
2% said a specific friend
source: The Barna Group
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What had the greatest influence in leading you to Christ?
(answers based on a survey of readers at www.onmission.com)
35 % said a parent
17% said another family member
15% said either a Sunday School teacher or missions leader
14% said a friend
13% said a pastor
6% said a stranger
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Breaking the Language Barrier
In the 2000 census over 45 million (18%) people said they spoke a language other than English at home. At least 311 different languages are spoken throughout the U.S. That number is only 4.5% of the world's languages. This points us to the fact that cross-cultural missions is essential. Visit www.onmission.com for articles on cross-cultural evangelism. Here are the top languages other than English spoken at home in the U.S.
> 29.1 million Spanish
> 2 million Chinese
> 1.6 million French
> 1.4 million German
> 1.2 million Tagalog Philippino
> 1 million Vietnamese
> 1 million Italian
> 900,000 Korean
> 700,000 Russian
> 700,000 Polish
> 600,000 Arabic
source: 2005 Ethnologue: Languages of the World
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We Say We Believe IT, But Do We Live IT!
52% of Americans say they believe the Bible is God's authoritative Word. Of these people only 36% say they believe people should live by the teaching of these same Scriptures. Some 45% say they operate by a mixture of God's commands and their own inclination. And 15% ignore God's Word if it conflicts with their own plans. - source The Culture and Media Institute and Outreach
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The Top 5 Things Teens Are Looking for at Church!
1. 71% Understanding better what I believe.
2. 66% Worship or make a connection with God.
3. 65% Volunteer to help others.
4. 63% Spend time with close friends.
5. 62% Get encouraged and inspired.
source: The Barna Group
