Articles for tag: Transfer Growth

November 1, 2021

Ministry Mistakes

By Don Wilson In more than 50 years of ministry, I’m not sure I have ever gone to a conference where speakers shared their greatest leadership failures and mistakes. I have, however, been to many conferences where pastors and leaders shared their greatest ministry success stories. If we are not careful, we unknowingly can discourage pastors who feel like failures because they don’t experience similar successes. I want to share four of my mistakes in ministry—and what I have learned from them—in the hope it will encourage others. Mistake No. 1: Believing All Church Leaders Want Their Church to Grow

July 25, 2012

Brian Jones

Mission & Evangelism

Is Your Church Bloated?

Brian Jones explains why Christ's Church of the Valley committed to conversion growth instead of transfer growth—and candidly explores the rewards, challenges, and personal costs of building a church around new converts.

May 13, 2012

Brian Jones

Church & Ministry Church Growth

Seven Ways We Keep Church Hoppers from Staying at Our Church

Brian Jones offers seven ways churches can challenge the consumer mind-set of church hopping, from emphasizing service and giving to reconsidering sermon length, worship practices, insider language, and outreach.

January 13, 2012

Steve Carr

Church & Ministry Church Growth

Counting Sheep

Steve Carr questions whether attendance numbers alone can measure church success, examining biblical examples, transfer growth, evangelism, and the need for a broader understanding of congregational faithfulness.

April 13, 2008

Kent Fillinger

Church & Ministry Church Growth

The Best Indicator of Church Growth

Baptisms reveal whether churches are reaching the lost or just shifting believers. This article examines megachurch baptism ratios, giving-per-baptism figures, and why retaining new disciples matters for long-term growth.

September 27, 2006

Mark A. Taylor

Mission & Evangelism

The Lobby Test

Vince Antonucci’s “lobby test” reveals whether churches are reaching people who have never attended church before. His challenge invites congregations to see themselves through outsiders’ eyes and pursue Jesus’ mission to seek and save the lost.