As many people are coming to faith during the pandemic as before, says the Evangelical Alliance’s latest church survey.
Church attendance was still very high during lockdown (including online and in-person services). 67% of respondents saw church attendance as a vital part of their discipleship, while only 29% said they’d invited someone to an online service in the last three months.
When asked what they felt was the biggest barrier to sharing their faith, the highest number of respondents selected a lack of significant relationships with non-Christians. This raises the question whether churches are giving their members both the time and support they need to form these relationships. On average, people have spoken to six others about their faith in the last three months.
