Why People Walk Away from the Church
A post-church Christian reflects on the Evangelical exodus
It has been over four years since I last went to church.
I am not alone.
Around three and a half thousand believers walk away from the Christian Church every day in the USA. According to the online publication The Christian Century, an average of nine churches per day shut their doors for good in the USA.
Yet, according to Pew Research, around 63% of Americans still identify as Christians and around 30% attend church at least once a month. That means more than half of the Christians in the USA don’t attend a traditional Sunday service. It is a statistical anomaly that deserves some reflection. Why have so many professing Christians abandoned the institution that supposedly represents their belief system?
Many church leaders have convinced themselves that the mass exodus from their churches is somehow the fault of those leaving. They are back-sliders! Their faith is faulty. They are just trying to justify their sin! What they believe is misguided. And, to be honest, when your own job is at stake, it is understandable that you might deflect the blame away from yourself and the system that puts food on your table.
