How big of a deal is it for you to miss church?

By Jim Law, Senior Pastor First Baptist Church Gonzales

Jim Law, Senior Pastor First Baptist Church GonzalesIs missing church sinful? If you have the flu, many would be grateful you stayed home. 

But I don’t think illness is the reason that absenteeism among Southern Baptists is so widespread.

Neither do I think that absenteeism can be explained by providential hindrances. According to a 2007 Lifeway Research study, Southern Baptists have some 16 million on the denominational role, however only 6.1 million show up for church on any given Sunday.

When you look at the numbers, it would take a lot of “oxen in the ditch” to explain a 10 million person discrepancy.