by Paul Proctor
According to Audrey Barrick, reporter for The Christian Post, “The top reason adults switch to a new church is to flee their previous church, a recent study found.”
That’s news?
Armed with stats from a recent LifeWay Research study, she continues to state the obvious in an article titled: “Most Adults Switch Churches to Flee Former Church.” And, after citing numerous reasons and alleged percentages, almost as an afterthought, she finally gets around to the hot button issue – the real reason people are changing churches:
Some church switchers leave because of too many changes in the church.
“These church switchers leave because they are unhappy with changes in the overall direction of the church,” said Scott McConnell, associate director of LifeWay Research. “Respondents had the opportunity to select specific changes they did not like, such as worship style, teachings, or a staff member leaving, but the largest proportion selected too many changes in general – the culmination of many changes in the previous church they did not like.
