03.10.08
The ‘Good Old Days’ Weren’t Always That Good
In 1953 - 8,258 people were enrolled in Sunday School in all the Churches of the Big Emory Association but only 2,632 attended regularly. That’s a remarkably small percentage. Churches then, as now, struggled to convince members to participate fully. And while we sometimes imagine that things were ‘better’ in the ‘good old days’ the facts demonstrate that things were not quite that good. The Church has always needed more committed members. Even back in the 50’s. And as now as well.
