How to Order
Excerpts from the Book
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- A Medical Model
- A Diagnostic Gap
- Data Sources
- Chapter One: Biblical Considerations
- Origin of Numbers
- Old Testament Numbers
- New Testament Numbers
- Faithfulness and Numbers
- Chapter Two: Matters of Perspective
- Criticism as Caveats
- Value of Record Keeping
- Measurement Catagories
- Chapter Three: Growth History Vital Signs
- Fabian Policy
- Growth History Data
- Calculating Growth Rates
- Research and Trends
Chapter Four: Line Graph Analysis
- Simple Line Graph
- Church History
- Predictive Tools
- Research and Trends
- Chapter Five: People Flow Analysis
- Annual Membership Gains and Losses
- Research and Trends
- Predictive Tools
- Chapter Six: Church and Ministry Analysis
- Church Demographics
- Budget and Giving
- Chapter Seven: Size Trends and Large Churches
- Size Trends
- Characteristics of Growing Churches
- Strengths of Large Churches
- Chapter Eight: Planning for Growth
- Steps in Planning
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Projected DGR Calculations
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
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