Church Growth Pulse

Church Giving Trends

• 🔥 Protestant churches reported greater year-over-year growth in giving at 55%, while Catholic parishes showed more...

Gen Z defies predictions, filling pews with conversions and attendance surges.

• Baptism booms in U.S. Catholic dioceses: Oklahoma City jumps to...

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Explosive global growth meets US retention signals:

• 385,490 convert baptisms in 2025 — highest ever, +25% from 2024
• Fueled by 114,000...

Financial signals for church health: Protestants edge ahead with 55% reporting 2025 giving growth, fueled by digital surges (57% increase). Catholics...

Practical case study in action: New Ohio church plant explodes to 50+ attendees in first month via welcoming vibe.

• Unchurched drawn in: Families...

Small Church Leadership Support

• 🔥 Jamie Reynolds New BSCLN Director: Former police captain Jamie Reynolds is the new executive director of the...

Pentecostal church growth boost: Missouri-based United Pentecostal Church Development Fund now opens securities to non-accredited investors with a $250 minimum buy-in, democratizing funding access for church development projects.

Jamie Reynolds, a former police captain, stepped into ministry as a reluctant associational mission strategist (AMS) 12 years ago—without prior...

Tougher leadership awaits pastors amid cultural shifts and spiritual warfare. Fuel your resilience with these realities from Thom Rainer:

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• Why now? Organic reach is just 6% on Facebook; 80%+ search online for...

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Beyond bookkeeping: CFOs deliver financial leadership for scaling churches, guiding strategy over mere tracking.

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• Align...

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Churches can mirror modern organizations by expanding leadership development past top leaders:

• Execution risk lies mid-level: Staff and volunteers...

North American Growth Stories

• 🔥 Archdiocese of Cincinnati Surge: The Archdiocese of Cincinnati reports its highest number of people joining the...

Even unstoppable megachurches—with massive auditoriums, celebrity pastors, and endless growth—are now shrinking or struggling.

Key reasons leaders...

Warning for leaders: Modern churches adopted 7 practices shaped by consumer culture and trends, not Scripture:

• Stage-driven worship culture
  -...

Self-assess organizational readiness before outreach with these diagnostic signs. Your model must match the mission:

• Teens engage main services and...