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    The difference between (numerically) growing and declining congregations

    The PCUSA's favorite statistician, Steve Salyards of The GA Junkie, has broken it down for us again:

    OK, bottom line -- While I need to modify or qualify my attendance calculations from yesterday, the conclusion remains pretty much in tact.  The difference between growing and declining congregations is not in getting Christmas and Easter members to church a couple more times a year (although that would be good) but in fostering an environment were religious faith and participation is taken seriously.

    My take away (and to paraphrase a current PCUSA GAMC initiative):

    When attending to the number of people involved in the life of our communities, we would be better served to help grow Christ's Church deep, which will naturally result in Christ's Church growing wide.

    Take 15 minutes and read Steve's entire analysis here and here.
    • 21 February 2011
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    about 1 year ago Steve Salyards responded:
    Yup! I think Deep and Wide is a great model for growing the PC(USA) in its depth.

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