I agree with what John Paul and Josh said. Church meetings are mainly a sheep-pen for mature sheep. It's where sheep hang out with other sheep. Those who are not yet sheep, will not like it there very much. Sheep stink, bite, and are really noisy.

It's time we quit beating ourselves up, because we can't get unchurched (not a real word - PC Christianese for non-attenders) people into our pews, and work hard to get them into Jesus. Yes we should invite them to come with us; but check your motives, and ask what else are you doing to bring them to Christ?

The other large group that we need to go after, and repent to are the "De-churched" who took all of the spiritual/mental abuse and foolishness they could stomach, and finally decided to go fishing, bowling, hiking, biking, camping, deer hunting, sky-diving, scuba-diving, or whatever else makes them feel good. Church was just making them feel angry, bitter, rejected, and hurt; for a million different reasons, unique to each one. Much of this because of modern pharisees who created a climate of legalism, religiosity, elitism, and yes hypocrisy.

I am a pastor, elder, worshiper of Jesus, who hasn't missed more than a week or two of church services any year for 40+ years, and I've seen it all. I have also been guilty at times.