Some Quick Observations on Church Life in America

The guys over at Resurgence.com have posted an interesting study on church life dealing with staff, worship, and pastors’ job duties. Here’s a sample:

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  The number of paid staff for the average congregation is three. But nearly half of all congregations have one paid staff member.
  
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  The median pastor who is paid by the congregation works about 50 hours per week.
  
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  In almost all congregations, about half of the attendees stay after the worship service to socialize for about 25 minutes.
  
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  53.4 percent of congregations have small groups meeting regularly.

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