Reforms needed to encourage men to attend church

A Christian charity has suggested reforms to try to get more men to attend church services, it has been reported.

According to an article in the Daily Telegraph, Christian Vision for Men (CVM) has made the suggestions after statistics revealed that the number of men aged under 30 attending services has dropped dramatically.

The changes, which it described as not being exactly "politically correct", include redesigning church interiors to make men feel more at home and encouraging women to serve coffee and biscuits during service.

Carl Beech, general director of the CVM and a Baptist Minister, said that he believes the problems stems from differences in modern male attitudes in comparison with dated church culture.

"Churches are very pastorally driven whereas blokes are looking for decisions not discussions," he told the newspaper.

"The breakdown in most churches is now 70 per cent women to 30 per cent men." Vicars have also been encouraged to erect big screens above the pulpit during this summer's football World Cup in South Africa. CVM was established in 1993 with the aim of introducing men in the UK to Jesus.

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posted by Judith Spence on 01-02-2010

Surely if men in this missing age group were getting saved then they would be attending church. Perhaps the question should be "why are we not seeing more men this age or younger saved?"

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