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Average number of baptisms or conversions in a church plant is 10 the first year, 11 the second year, 13 the third year and 14 the fourth year. |
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Church planting in the United States appears to be undergoing an extreme makeover.
According to the findings of a new research study, interest in church planting is on the rise, some of America's best and brightest ministry leaders choose planting as their career path and church planting efforts are much more successful and promising than anticipated.
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"Church planting has grown in its scope, diversity and impact," says Ed Stetzer, director of research for Lifeway Research and leader of the study. "North American churches, networks and denominations are making church planting a growing priority.
"Such emphases push the church closer toward a movement--where churches plant churches that plant churches across North America and the world."
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Commissioned by Leadership Network, the State of Church
Planting USA study was based on interviews with more than 100 denominational leaders from a wide spectrum, 200 church-planting churches and some 45 church planting networks.
"Most church-planting studies tend to look at either a very narrow slice of data or developments on a global scale," says Dave Travis, managing director of Leadership Network. "In commissioning this study, our goal was to review the current state of U.S. church-planting efforts--and begin to assess what today's reality means for the next generation of planters."
Key findings of the six-months-long research include . . . |
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Teen Spirituality Taking a Hit
Although a large percentage of teenagers still pray and attend church, their spiritual interest may be waning, according to a recent study by the Barna Group.
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"Christian Nation" Mixed on Religious Freedoms
Sixty-five percent of Americans believe that the nation's founders intended the U.S. to be a Christian nation and 55% believe that the Constitution establishes a Christian nation, according to the "State of the First Amendment 2007" national survey by the First Amendment Center.
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Eldercare Costly to Corporate America
There are more than 25 million family caregivers in America, and American businesses lose between $11 billion to $29 billion each year, due to employees need to care for loved ones 50 years of age and older.
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Lifeway Christian Resources
Leadership Network has partnered with Lifeway to publish the Success to Significance curriculum, a 32-page Ministry Guide that equips leaders to promote, organize and launch a ministry that helps successful adults find an outlet that brings true significance.
Established in Nashville in 1891, LifeWay Christian Resources is one of the world's largest providers of Christian products and services, including Bibles, church literature, books, music, audio and video recordings, church supplies and Internet services. |
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