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"Studies have shown that, in general, churches typically plateau in attendance by their fifteenth year, and by about thirty-five years they begin having trouble replacing the members they lose," the book states. "[A]mong evangelical churches, those under three years old will win ten people to Christ per year for every hundred members. Those three to fifteen years old will win five people per year for every hundred members. After age fifteen the number drops to three per year."

No mention of the real issue, the liberalization of established churches.

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No mention of the real issue, the liberalization of established churches.

It seems that as the old liberal churches are stagnating, or declining, Christians are finding new churches to attend. Also, it seems this process excites the desire to evangelize.