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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People go back to church when they have a family. They want their children to go to church. At least many parents think they want this and try it out. But churches are a mess. Churches need reliable, high-quality childcare -- not a patch-work of volunteers whom they beg to fill-in. Churches need a solid youth program, ministry/Sunday school. Again, not a patch-work of volunteers with no consistency. And the greatest budget resources should be going to the youth programs --including pay, rather than ministering to adults.

Work from the ground up. Have the very best youth programs and you will keep the parents.[/quote]
This takes a lot of investment from the clergy, board, and old regulars. You have to develop a culture of excitement and ease around families being there. It has to be easy and reliable, as you said, for families to make the decision to go. And then the clergy and the old regulars need to not glare at kids when they make noise in the service. If you want your house of worship to survive beyond your time there, you need the families and the noise that goes with them, and you need to treat them like a blessing, rather than an annoyance, or the families will feel like they're imposing and leave.[/quote]

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