We hear more and more about attendance frequency becoming a pain point for many churches. After over a decade of having this conversation, Thom and Sam discuss the one key reason many churches are still fighting attendance declines.

Highlights:

Revisiting the Concept of Attendance Frequency

* The Priority/Expectations Factor

* The Weekend Worker Demographic

* The Focus on Us Instead of Them

* Groups, groups, groups

Other highlights:

For the church to exist it must gather.

One of three people in the U.S. workforce is unable to attend a Sunday morning service due to a work conflict.

The gig and entrepreneurial economy are having an impact on church attendance.

Personal preferences always kill priorities. 

Group involvement can have a huge impact on church frequency.

* I Am a Church Member

* I Will - Nine Traits of the Outwardly Focused Christian

* Gen Z Webinar

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