Thursday, February 28, 2013

Church and Synagogue- losing members?

I just read an interesting article on ClashDaily.com about how come men are leaving the Church. One theory is that there is too much touchy-feely effeminate messages being communicated at the pulpit, which turns off a lot of men. I was wondering if the Synagogue is suffering from a similar illness or are our challenges much different?

One question that would be good to ask is how many men in these churches are Single NBM's (Never Been Marrieds). Married men have more incentive to go to church (or synagogue) than single guys. Most of what single men do relates to their job or academic training and social life, and quite frankly, their social life is found at bars and clubs, not at places of worship.

What is important for both the Church and Synagogue is to keep the seats filled or stop losing members. Strong messages and male leadership is important for both Jews and Christians. Otherwise, there is very little point in attending a place of worship.


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