What makes people not come to church?

Question

Besides being too busy what are other reasons that people don't come to church

Answer 1

work in the food industry-trust me in this ask any waitress-on sundays when church lets out they flock to resturants after showing up in a foul mood seemingly pissed off at the whole world-they are impatient,rude and very bad tippers---who would want to go to a place that made you feel like that--enjoy the day-----ps do have to wonder what happen to keeping the sabbat holy and not working guess that doesnt apply to the people they want to serve them they would rather the day of rest apply only to themselves

Answer 2

Well, given that I am a professing Christian who really would like to go to church on a regular basis but often doesn't, these are my reasons:

1. Time. Not available time, but the time the services start and finish. 10-11 AM is when most services seem to take place. I have a 1-year-old child who sleeps in this period most days. If I take him to church, he can't sleep and instead spends an hour screaming his head off which does no one any favours. There is one church in my area that runs services from 11AM-12PM. Also, if a service is advertised to run from 10-11 then it should flaming well finish at 11, not at 11.20 because the visiting preacher decided that what everyone wants on a Sunday morning is to hear him talk about himself for forty minutes.

2. Children's activities. As well as my one-year-old, I also have a 4-year-old. Although many churches offer some sort of Sunday School, I make a point of joining in at these activities to see what they're actually doing with the children. I invariably find that they are badly and amateurishly run. No one takes my child's name for a register (essential in case of a fire) or asks about allergies or whether they are allowed to have juice or biscuits. There is no indication as to whether those running the groups have been vetted. The activities tend to be unimaginative and limited.

3. Service content. This is the big one. There are, in my opinion, two purposes to meeting at church: worship and teaching. Very little "worship" in many churches is particularly worshipful and much teaching is simplistic re-hashing of traditional themes with no attempt to engage with anything even mildly controversial. Hymns and church organs are lovely and traditional and all, but they are no longer about worshipping God and are much more about affirming and reinforcing a sense of communal identity (we sing the songs our parents and grandparents sang). Sung Eucharist is DULL and incomprehensible to 80% of the congregation (including the ones who've been singing it for fifty years).

My favourite church is in fellowship with the Church of England, yet it has done away with liturgy, altars and even communion. It focuses on meaningful worship and themed discussion on contemporary issues facing the Church, led by a large group of knowledgeable laypersons.

I believe that this is the future of the Church if it isn't to be little more than a cultural relic.

Answer 3

The hypocrisy of the masses. I love God so much but the hypocrisy including racism, fraud, slandering, and those that throw their heads up to the podium but later live double lives, keeps me from associating with liars and frauds at the congregation.

That is the main reason, otherwise it wouldn't be any problem getting up out of bed and it would not be because I was too busy to attend my congregation, plus I've got severe transportation problems right now, in fact, a lot of persecution going on and my congregation never lifted a finger to help.

There is something very wrong with people these days. I guess it has a lot to do with the fact that the Bible tells us that in the last days there will be a complete lack of natural affection for one another. This I find to be so true.

Answer 4

People do not "need" what they can accomplish on their own. In the US today most feel that they can acquirer what ever they need without help. There is an abundance of wealth, food, housing, medical care, so in their own sick ways they say I've got all of this, why do I need a god. If you have studied the bible you will see that King Nebacannezzer did the exact same thing. While on the roof of his palace he looked over his city and said "look what i have done" if you don't know the story, at that instant God said, OK ol boy let me show you, for the next 7 years the king was mad, he lived with the animals, ate grass and was out of his mind. When God returned him to his normal state, Then he was Glad to Give God the Glory. One day we will as well, but it will most likely be too late.

Answer 5

churches often do not encourage everyone to participate unless it's just everyone giving money or everyone bringing food. It's way too controlled and everything revolves around the pastor or the leadership. It gets discouraging after awhile. I do go to church by the way. :) Just pointing out one thing I have observed that is not good. Many things about church are good like corporate worship for instance.

Answer 6

Its not that they are too busy...normally they are lazy...or it is a personal beleif that you can worship god in your own hoime....and why not? The lord never said you HAVE to go to a church to have faith in him....Besides seems all they want are donations someone has to have more gold for the vatican and the lights and stuff in the church are paid for by the government so where is all those millions going every sunday? How does the pope fly everywhere? oh yeah on his ''private'' jet paid for by who? I have faith in the lord I just dont beleive in the way it is taught and by who...Is the money really worth anything to the lord? I didnt think so...I personally dont think the church needs a gigantic alter thats gold plated and a monster organ...I also question alot of the ''followers'' of god...and by this i mean the priest (who dont have a good rep with little boys) and the pastors and so on and so forth.

Answer 7

the bigoted two faced superior better than thou people that are at the church. It is hard to attend when the people have shown their real colors and you think you are the bad one because you will never fit into their clique. It is sad to think that the people that want you at church are the people that force you to another church or force you not to come o church at all. It does seem that hell will be better than heaven if all the church people go to heaven.

Answer 8

Unbelief, laziness (want a lie in), when they don't feel they get anything from going to church, espcaily forexample if the church has alot of things wrong with it, such as people being unchrist like, being unwelcoming to the Holy Spirit ect.
probably lots of other reasons.

Answer 9

With people I talk to it is mostly because they aren't getting anything out of it anymore. The church has become very shallow. You go to churches and sing songs, and listen to a little devotional, and people can't grow spiritually on a diet like that.

Answer 10

I stopped going to church years ago because it didnt make me feel close to God. I was raised catholic (I am no longer christian but believe in god) and it seemed like most people I knew weren't really getting much out of going to mass. It seemed really impersonal to me. I feel closer to god going for a walk in the woods on a nice day or playing with children than I ever have in any church.