Church attendance among men has dropped in the past decade, as has Bible reading, Sunday school attendance and church volunteerism. Some good things have happened among men during the Nineties, but it does not appear that there has been a massive reawakening of the male soul in the last ten years. The researcher also added a note of encouragement to church leaders. It is important to realize that there are some signs of continued interest and growth. More than four out of five people pray during the week.
Bible reading is on the increase.
Half of all adults claim to have a devotional or quiet time at least once during a typical week. Spirituality remains important to people, but we're still in a shake-up period where people are trying to discover how to fit it into their increasingly fragmented, busy and changing lives. Few people are seeking to remove God from their life. They're just not sure when and how often they will pencil Him into their schedule. The data described above are from telephone interviews with a nationwide random sample of 1002 adults.