The stats reveal trouble in evangelicalism, Bible reading is down, church attendance is down, and the none's are rising. What's going on?

In The Great Dechurching, authors Michael Graham, Jim Davis, and Ryan P. Burge have done the work and come back with the stats. It's both better and worse than we could imagine. 40 million people have stopped going to church in the last 25 years and that's just the tip of the iceberg. However, amid such depressing news, there is hope. Because many of them are willing and ready to come back!

Listen as Travis and Michael Graham discuss the book, the stats, and what we can do to help connect people to Jesus and His church.

Referenced in this episode is Dechurching.com, The Keller Center.

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Takeaways:

• The term 'dechurching' describes individuals who attended church regularly but now do so less than once a year.
• Michael Graham's research reveals a staggering 40 million people have left church over the past 25 years.
• Many who left did so for pragmatic reasons, not due to theological disagreements or scandals.
• Over half of those who left evangelical churches are open to returning if invited.
• The study identifies distinct profiles of de churched individuals, each with unique reasons and circumstances.
• There is hope as many de churched individuals still maintain a positive view of evangelicalism.