• Two-thirds of house church attenders (68%) were "completely satisfied" with the leadership of their church, compared to only half of those attending a conventional church (49%).
• Two-thirds of the house church adherents (66%) were "completely satisfied" with the faith commitment of the people involved in their gathering.
• Three out of five house church adults (61%) were "completely satisfied" with the level of community and personal connectedness they experience, compared to only two out of five adults who are involved in a conventional church (41%).
• A majority of those in a house (59%) said they were "completely satisfied" with the spiritual depth they experience in their house church setting.

• Pew Research Center for the People & the Press shows that 57% of Americans are Optimistic About '07
• Americans remain fairly gloomy about the way things are going in the United States
  • 28% are satisfied with current national conditions, while 65% are dissatisfied
  • six-in-ten people (57%) say 2007 will be better.
• 62% of those that attend church on a weekly basis believe that next year will be better while 23% of them do not.
• 56% of those that attend church monthly or less believe 2007 will be better compared to 30% that don’t.
• 52% of those that attend seldom or never believe next year will be better.

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• Teens from intact families with frequent religious attendance were least likely to have ever gotten into a fight (27.1 percent)
• Teens from intact families with frequent religious attendance were least likely to have ever used hard drugs (8.5 percent)
• Teens from intact families with frequent religious attendance were the least likely to have ever committed a theft of $50 or more (11.7 percent)
• Teens from intact families with frequent religious attendance were the least likely to have ever shoplifted (6.1 percent)
• Teens from intact families with frequent religious attendance were the least likely to have ever run away (5.2 percent)
• Teen girls from intact families with frequent religious attendance averaged the fewest sexual partners (0.47)
• Teen boys from intact families with frequent religious attendance averaged the fewest sexual partners (1.04)   
• Teens from intact families with frequent religious attendance were the least likely to have ever been drunk (22.4 percent)
• Teens from intact families with frequent religious attendance were the least likely to have ever been expelled or suspended from school (17.3 percent)
• Teens from intact families with frequent religious attendance earned the highest GPA (2.94)