Did you know?

For every 10 men in the average church…

• 9 will have kids who leave the church
• 8 will not find their jobs satisfying
• 5 have a major problem with pornography
• 4 will get divorced - affecting a total of 1,000,000 children each year
• Only 1 will have a biblical worldview
• All 10 will struggle to balance family & work

(http://www.ncmm.org)

Stats regarding the man's spiritual influence in the family...

• When a child is first to find faith in Christ 3.5% of the time the family follows
• When a wife/mom is first to find faith in Christ 22% of the time the family follows (we've seen this % at 13%)
• When a husband/dad is first to find faith in Christ 93% of the time the family follows

(The Promise Keeper at Work, Bob Horner, Ron Ralston, and David Sunde, 1996)

Stats regarding gender differences from Barna Research (http://www.barna.org)...

• 51% of women have read the Bible in the past week, compared to 42% of men who report reading the Bible in the past week. (2006)
• Women are more likely than are men to attend church on a given Sunday (50% to 44%, respectively). (2006)
• Women are more likely than men to attend a Sunday school class at church (27% to 21%) or to participate in a small group (26% to 20%). (2006)
• In general, women pray more often than do men, with 89% of women versus 79% of men reporting that they have prayed in the past week. (2006)

May 2007 research on spirituality from Barna Research...

"Men may enjoy advantages in physical strength, but they are much less likely than women to exercise their spiritual muscles. This gender gap extends to the typical family unit: mothers outpace fathers in terms of spiritual activity and commitment. In fact, the Barna survey examined 12 different elements of faith behavior and perspective. Mothers were distinct from fathers on 11 of the 12 factors."

"David Kinnaman, President of The Barna Group and the director of the study, clarified the role of gender in shaping a person’s spiritual profile. 'Whether they are a parent or not, women in America have high levels of spiritual sensitivity and engagement. Men generally lag behind the spirituality of women - and particularly so if they are not a father. In other words, having children intensifies the spiritual commitment of men, but even so most fathers still do not measure up to the spiritual footprint of their parenting counterparts.'"

Where are all the men? Stats from www.churchformen.com...

• The typical U.S. Congregation draws an adult crowd that’s 61% female, 39% male. This gender gap shows up in all age categories.
  
• On any given Sunday there are 13 million more adult women than men in America’s churches.
  
• This Sunday almost 25 percent of married, churchgoing women will worship without their husbands.
  
• Midweek activities often draw 70 to 80 percent female participants.
  
• The majority of church employees are women (except for ordained clergy, who are overwhelmingly male).
  
• As many as 90 percent of the boys who are being raised in church will abandon it by their 20th birthday. Many of these boys will never return.
  
• More than 90 percent of American men believe in God, and five out of six call themselves Christians. But only two out of six attend church on a given Sunday. The average man accepts the reality of Jesus Christ, but fails to see any value in going to church.