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How to Tell if A New Volunteer is Truly a Leader (Or Simply a Doer)

I recently surveyed 1400 small and mid-sized church pastors to find out what they struggle with most as their church grows. They overwhelmingly identified developing leaders as their top challenge. Don’t get me wrong, there were many more issues (I address the big eight in my course, Breaking 200 Without Breaking You. You can sign…

The Top 8 Reasons Most Churches Never Break the 200 Attendance Mark

By Carey Nieuwhof |

While social media and even traditional media are still preoccupied with mega churches and multi-site churches, the reality is that most churches in North America are quite small. The Barna Group pegs the average Protestant church size in America at 89 adults. Only 2% of churches have over 1000 adults attending. According to Carl George…