Unchurched people are typically less relational than are churched people, thereby challenging the wisdom of reliance on personal relationships as the key evangelistic outreach tactic. Most Christians' votes were influenced more by their economic self-interest than by their spiritual and moral values. These results point out some of the areas in which the Church needs to devote greater attention. A lot of people attend church services, but relatively few have a deep commitment to their church, to personal ministry and to spiritual maturity. People hear a lot of religious teaching and buy millions of religious books, but there is as much theological confusion as understanding.
Compassion is a term that most believers endorse but surprisingly few practice.
Better communication is necessary not only to teach people more effectively, but to build more meaningful and lasting relationships and to help people stay focused on the things in life that really matter. The 7 Most Encouraging Results Not wanting to be confused with this year's box office champion, The Grinch, Barna identified seven results that he found especially Encouraging. Three-fourths of all adults donated money to a church last year. Among adults who are lay leaders in their church, more than nine Out of ten prioritize their faith in their life goals. Voter turnout in the 2000 presidential election was higher among Born again Christians than among non-believers.