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From our unique perspective serving 100s of U.S. churches each year, we see benchmarks & trends in church health. Each quarter, we share a snapshot of the numbers we track on a macro level that we hope you will begin tracking in the life of your church.

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The Q1 2024 Unstuck Church Report:

New Church Trends & Benchmarks

 

Every quarter, The Unstuck Group compiles all the data we’ve collected to monitor trends in churches in the United States. Get key takeaways from our most recent assessment results in the categories of reach, connection, staffing and structure, finances and overall health. In this quarter's report, Tony Morgan shares his personal reflections on the data, provides a summary of the data by church size, and more.

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Ministry Reach

Data on in-person & online attendance, decisions to follow Jesus, and more.

Ministry Connections

Data on volunteer engagement, groups attendance, and span of care.

Staffing & Structure

Data on staffing levels, staffing budgets, boards & committees, and more.

Ministry Finances

Data on giving, ministry budgets, cash reserves, debt, and more.

Additional Insights from Church Central Office

Special insights on budgeting for staff, capital campaigns, cash reserves and more from report sponsors, Church Central Office.

About the Data: Between January 8 - February 3, 2024, we received survey responses from 355 churches ranging from under 100 to over 10,000 in physical attendance. The average in-person attendance of churches that participated was 870 people.

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