Statistical consequences of preaching to a larger audience.
In 1900 there were five billion hours spent in sharing the gospel, and ten billion listening hours accumulated, or two hours of hearing for every hour of preaching (2:1 ratio). Today the ratio is nearly six to one. There is a certain amount of intimacy that can be seen in this statistic.
By 2025 the number of denominations is expected to increase from thirty-eight thousand (2006) to fifty-five thousand and the space between preachers and their audience is to increase from 6:1 to 10:1. The two appear to have a symbiotic relationship.
Date: 10/12/2006
Strategies for Reaching French Canadians
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FRENCH-CANADIANS refers to the large population segment in Canada that is of French descent.
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In 2001, almost one-quarter of Canadians (6.7 million) reported French as their mother tongue.
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The corresponding figure for Qubec (pronounced Ka bek) was 81 percent.
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A little over 83 percent of Qubcois were Catholic, another 5.8 percent chose no religion.
According to Outreach Canada, there are more than 850 cities and identifiable communities in the province of Qubec that don't have a single evangelical church.
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Date: 6/18/2004
Study Reveals Reason Why Youth attend their Youth Group
- The top reason students go to youth group is because of their youth pastor.
- 68 percent said it is "very true" or "completely true" they go to youth group because they like their youth pastor
- The second most popular reason was "I learn about God there," which was followed by 58 percent who said "It's fun."
- Other reasons listed as "very true" or "completely true" by at least 50 percent of the students included "I feel comfortable there," "I've always gone to church/youth group," "It's a place where I can learn to serve," and "It feels like a real community."
Date: 11/6/2005
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