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Here is how Barna sizes up the House Church experience:<\/p><p>Average size of gathering: <strong>20 people<\/strong> (including 7 children in gatherings with kids)<\/p><p>Gatherings including kids: <strong>64%<\/strong>\nOf those, kids meeting with adults for whole session: <strong>41%<\/strong><\/p><p>House churches meeting weekly: <strong>80%<\/strong><\/p><p>Average length of service: <strong>2 hours<\/strong><\/p><p>Include formal teaching: <strong>76%<\/strong><\/p><p>Eat as well as meet: <strong>85%<\/strong><\/p><p>Satisfaction with spiritual depth of the experience: <strong>59%<\/strong><\/p><p>Satisfaction with personal connectedness: <strong>66%<\/strong><\/p><p>Attenders who have met with their house church one year or less: <strong>75%<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"is-style-article-bio\">&#8212;with info from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barna.org\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"bio\" rel=\"noopener\">Barna.org<\/a><\/p><p class=\"is-style-article-copyright\">Copyright &copy; 2007 by the author or Christianity Today\/<em>Leadership<\/em> Journal.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/help\/permissions-privacy\/permissions.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"copyright\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> for reprint information on<em>Leadership<\/em> Journal.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While 20-somethings pull out of traditional churches, more people are leaving organized churches altogether, according to revolutionary pollster George Barna. 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