Eating Your Cake and Having it Too: US Megachurches and Factors Associated with Attending Multiple Congregations.
Katie E CorcoranStephanie M House-NiamkeWarren BirdScott L ThummaPublished in: Review of religious research (2022)
The results demonstrate the need to reconceptualize congregational attendance to recognize that individuals may attend more than one congregation. Accordingly, future surveys should allow respondents to identify attending multiple congregations. The results also highlight how congregations may be negatively impacted by non-exclusive attendees who are less likely to volunteer and give money.