Believing and Wanting to Belong: A Mixed-Methods Study of Dechurched Christians in Hong Kong
Kar Yan Alison Hui,
Natalie Chan
Abstract:Dechurched Christians are believers who regularly attended church but later left church and maintained their Christian faith. Reasons for dechurching provide important learnings for the wider Christian community. This is a mixed method study that began with a quantitative survey that looked into the reasons for going to and leaving church. Quantitative results found that most Christian respondents go to church “to be closer to God.” Top reasons for dechurching are disappointment in church culture and not likin… Show more
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