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“The Barna Group reveals that one-third of the adult population (34 percent) has not attended any type of church service or activity, other than a special event such as a funeral or wedding, during the past six months. Citing past research that discovered most unchurched adults were formerly churched, the new study indicates that six out of ten unchurched people (62 percent) consider themselves to be Christian, four percent say they are Jewish, four percent are associated with an Eastern religion, and 24 percent say they are atheist.” • The most recent research studies by the Barna Group “reveals that one out of every three adults (33percent) is classified as unchurched—meaning they have not attended a religious service of any type during the past six months. When these statistics are projected across the aggregate adult population, the numbers are staggering. An estimated 73 million adults are presently unchurched. When teens and children are added, the total swells to roughly 100 million Americans.” “Since 1991, the adult population in the United States has grown by 15 percent. During that same period the number of adults who do not attend church has nearly doubled, rising from 39 million to 75 million—a 92 percent increase.”4 “Roughly half of all churches in America did not add one new person through conversion growth last year.” In America, it takes the combined effort of eighty-five Christians working over an entire year to produce one convert. Smay, Matt; Hugh Halter (2008-11-03). The Tangible Kingdom: Creating Incarnational Community (Leadership Network Publication) (pp. 11-12). John Wiley and Sons. Kindle Edition. Smay, Matt; Hugh Halter (2008-11-03). The Tangible Kingdom: Creating Incarnational Community (Leadership Network Publication) (p. 11). John Wiley and Sons. Kindle Edition.