
23/01/2025
In 2015, 13% of churches reported being effective at reaching the unchurched.
By 2023, that number had dropped to just 1%.
This is a result of a mass exodus during Covid, revealing a lack of deep-rooted faith among followers.
In response, pastors have focused on discipleship, but an overly inward focus could lead to a slow death for the American church.
Today, only 3-5% of growing churches in the U.S. grow through conversion.
SBC data shows 43% of their churches didn’t baptize a single person last year, and 34% baptized only 1-5.
Discipleship is key, but so is evangelism.