Helping Churches Change Lives and Grow

Thriving Churches helps clergy and lay leaders grow life-changing churches. From surveying over 155 congregations, we learned about three principles that really grow thriving congregations!

• Quality in ministry essentials attracts people.
• Changed lives produces enthusiastic ambassadors.
• Accountability leads to success.

Almost every ministry that actually practiced these principles has grown, as shown in our paper:
"What Really Grows Life Changing Churches" (Click here for free download) No other survey program we know of can claim this level of success.

Churches are amazing communities. Over 19 centuries, they have multiplied and spread throughout the world. If churches had not helped many people change in positive ways, they would have disappeared long ago.

But which aspects of ministry change lives and grow churches? By comparing thousands of surveys from growing, plateaued and declining congregations, we learned about eleven ministry essentials that play a key role in growing churches and transforming lives. Church communities thrive when these ministry essentials become strong (see Survey Info).

FEEDBACK REGARDING THE CHURCH LIFE SURVEY PROGRAM

"The Church Life survey program has been absolutely transformational for us. This past year, our attendance doubled!" – Rev. Barbara Clevenger, Church of Today West, Farmington Hills MI.

"Your survey program revealed many aspects of our church life to celebrate and affirm. We also identified some areas where we need to re-commit ourselves. The whole process was filled with a sense of excitement and direction." – Rev. Tom Haley. Lee's Summit Christian Church. Lee's Summit MO.

"Thank you for your excellent report. I was pleased to discover the strengths we have and where we might grow further, but also very impressed and thankful for your thoughtful,clear and professional way of presenting the survey results." – Rev. Steve Colladay, Unity Church of Christianity, Dallas TX.