Decline in Church Attendance: People Don’t Want Superficial Faith

Over the weekend, the Atlantic published a piece on the decline of American church attendance. I expected to find a criticism of Evangelical voting patterns and the Church’s unwillingness to conform to today’s cultural trends. Instead, Jake Meador, editor in chief of the journal of Christian thought Mere Orthodoxy, offers a thoughtful reflection on the struggles of the Church in America to live up to the Great Commission and the dedication required to “observe all things whatsoever” that Christ commanded (Matthew 28:20).

Meador presents the challenge of the Church in the modern West: “a vibrant, life-giving church requires more, not less, time and energy from its members.”

Over the weekend, the Atlantic published a piece on the decline of American church attendance. I expected to find a criticism of Evangelical voting patterns and the Church’s unwillingness to conform to today’s cultural trends. Instead, Jake Meador, editor in chief of the journal of Christian thought Mere Orthodoxy, offers a thoughtful reflection on the struggles of the Church in America to live up to the Great Commission and the dedication required to “observe all things whatsoever” that Christ commanded (Matthew 28:20).

Meador presents the challenge of the Church in the modern West: “a vibrant, life-giving church requires more, not less, time and energy from its members.”