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Attract new people and strengthen community relationships

Eight in ten leaders say their church works to attract new people and strengthen community relationships

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Topics: discipleship faith sharing evangelisation evangelism

When asked to describe the type of approaches churches use to nurture discipleship and evangelism, some eight in 10 local church leaders say their church intentionally acts to attract or welcome new people. Some seven in 10 leaders say their church intentionally strengthens relationships with people in the local community and beyond.

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