Church Plant: Survive, Succeed, Thrive

Best Predictors for Church Plant Survivability

Realistic expectations. The chance of survivability increases by more than 400 percent when a church planter’s expectations meet reality. Of those who said their expectations were realized, 87 percent of their churches survived. Only 61 percent of church plants survived among those who did not have their expectations met.

Church member leadership development. When church planters provide this, the odds of survivability increase by more than 250 percent. Of those church planters who provided leadership training to church members, 79 percent of their churches survived compared to only 59 percent without the training. Read more