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		<title>New Barna Report: Most People (64%) in USA Attend Smaller Churches</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[“A new report from The Barna Group, based on interviews with more than 3,000 adults, shows that congregational size is related to the nature of a congregation’s religious beliefs, religious behavior and demographic profile. There are clearly significant differences between the smallest and largest of Protestant churches in terms of the theological beliefs of adherents.”   [...]]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-159" title="small-country-church-photo" src="http://www.gca.cc/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/small-country-church-photo.jpg" alt="small-country-church-photo" width="280" height="187" />“A new report from The Barna Group, based on interviews with more than 3,000 adults, shows that congregational size is related to the nature of a congregation’s religious beliefs, religious behavior and demographic profile. There are clearly significant differences between the smallest and largest of Protestant churches in terms of the theological beliefs of adherents.”  </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>One of the survey results discovered was that most people in the USA attended smaller churches:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>“Despite the substantial attention focused on Protestant mega-churches, such congregations draw about 9% of adults who frequent a Protestant church. In contrast, 41% of adults attending a Protestant church associate with a congregation of 100 or fewer adults. An additional 23% can be found at churches of 101 to 200 adults, 18% associate with bodies of 201 to 499 adults, and 9% can be found in churches of 500 to 999 adults.” © The Barna Group, Ltd, 2009</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>To read all the Barna Group research results click here:<a href="http://bit.ly/UiTCR"><span> </span><span>http://bit.ly/UiTCR</span></a></span></p>
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