Keeping New Members

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Keeping New Members

Ninety percent of the new members will stay in their congregation if (1) they can articulate their faith; (2) they belong to subgroups (such as a choir, home Bible study, or Sunday school class); (3) they have four to eight close friendships in their congregation.

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