The Foundation for Evangelism has a great page I just discovered. It lists interviews with leaders of churches that have experienced 20% membership growth over a five-year period.
Reading the stories provides an interesting glimpse into the issue of “vibrancy” for those who find quantitative analysis too abstract. Of course, the stories need to be taken with some caution. Descriptions about what has happened at a church may or may not be a good indication of why things happen. But it is still interesting.
One interesting part of the page is that you can search by church size or annual conference. The church size categories are medium, large, and mega. I’m not sure why no small churches are on the list. So far no Indiana churches make the list.
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The doctrine of original sin is surely more humbling to man than the opposite: And I know not what honour we can pay to God, if we think man came out of His hands in the condition wherein he is now.
Thank you very much for the highlight.
Our information for the Vibrant Churches was based on GCFA data listing these larger congregations and their growth. We actually have plans to pursue Small Church data on our own for future articles. We feel Small Churches also attribute to healthy church attendance and growth, and do not want them to be left out just because survey data may not include them.
As to Indiana, stay tuned. One such church is looking to be highlighted in our April newsletter, fastForward!
Thank you
Raymond Hayes
Web and Social Media Development
The Foundation for Evangelism
Thanks for adding the information, Raymond.
Thanks for sharing this John. The congregations represented from Oklahoma have terrific reputations for mission and ministry. It was great to get to hear more about their stories of service and growth.