Fathers and Church Attendance

Justin Taylor posts a compelling excerpt from an article on fathers’ church attendance and the future church attendance of their adult children. The study confirms what many have informally observed and suspected for a long time: Dad’s example has a dramatic effect on daughter and son’s spiritual life. 

Here’s the conclusion from the study that Justin posted:

Here’s a summary:

In short, if a father does not go to church, no matter how faithful his wife’s devotions, only one child in 50 will become a regular worshipper. If a father does go regularly, regardless of the practice of the mother, between two-thirds and three-quarters of their children will become churchgoers (regular and irregular). If a father goes but irregularly to church, regardless of his wife’s devotion, between a half and two-thirds of their offspring will find themselves coming to church regularly or occasionally. Continue Reading>>>