| 60 - Attracting Men Back to Church |
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| Written by Patrick Morley |
| Wednesday, December 10 2008 10:12 |
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The latest Barna research indicates only 29% of men are attending church on a regular basis - other researchers suggest half that number - compared to 45% of women. That's 1.6 women for every man. What's going on here? A PARABLE Once upon a time there was a manufacturing plant that produced an equal number of trousers and dresses. It was the best of times. The prosperous plant operated on three shifts. Nearly everyone in town worked there and, of course, wore trousers and dresses. It had been that way for generations. But forty years ago, when some of the children grew up, they became bored with factory work - especially the ones who wore trousers. They felt most of the trousers and many of the dresses the plant manufactured were out of style - not relevant to the times. So they left to search for a better life.
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