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For over a quarter of a century the problem of losing church members has progressively increased. Today the situation is so bad that less than one-third of the members in some churches attend worship services. Church leaders are crying for help.In an effort to help church leaders, the Billy Graham School of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary conducted a massive research project involving...

Sunday School was rated the highest with an amazing average response of 4.91. But preaching was not too far behind with a response score of 4.40, and the great majority of the sermons preached are expository messages. Douglas Criswell has been the pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Dayton, Ohio, for four years. In just one year Sunday School attendance jumped from 80 to 150. The church is experiencing amazing growth, while effectively closing the back door. Pastor Criswell rated preaching a “five” (essential)