Before any plan of action can be instituted, there must be a legitimate and honest evaluation done of the congregation. Knowledge of certain aspects of the local church can and will assist greatly in implementing any plan for church growth. The information that follows comes from firsthand knowledge and from some of the members of Central North. There have been approximately fifteen baptisms in the last ten years. Roughly sixty percent of those had existing an relationship t

Religious makeup of the city of Perth is important to know where to begin. The following is information about the denominations and religions in the area. Protestants, predominantly Anglican, make up approximately 28% of the population. Perth is the seat of the Anglican Diocese of Perth and of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Perth. Roman Catholics make up about 23% of the population, and Catholicism is the most common single denomination. Perth is also home to 12,000 Latt

Continuing with Jesse's masters paper, this next section is a short brief on the General History of Perth. Perth is located in the Western side of Australia. Originally, the Eastern part of Australia was a penal colony for Great Britain. Due to fears of the French establishing a colony in Western Australia, there was a push to colonize the West. Thus, in 1829 the city of Perth was founded and named after the birthplace of Sir George Murray who was British Secretary of State

Understanding the demographics of a particular country, city, location, and congregation is vitally important to church growth. Without knowing the cultural/ethnic/religious backgrounds, household income, gender, population density, etc., one cannot accurately assess the needs and desires of a certain area. Peoples’ worldview is not the same in every place on earth. Thus, for a missionary or team of missionaries going into a new area foreign to them, the more they can know ab

As part of his master's course, Jesse has written a case study on our congregation. Over the next few weeks, we will share the paper for your encouragement. Church growth is something that is looked at in different ways by people within congregations. Some see it as a distraction from the more important aspects of what the church should be doing. Others view it as a necessary and divinely commanded requirement to seek and save the lost, adding them to the Lord’s church. Grow