1C. The Church Growth Inventory

Choose a representative group in your church, ten active people selected at random from your congregation, and ask them the following questions. Have them answer either "yes" or "no", maybe is not allowed! Total the positive answers out of ten each time and enter the result in the space provided.

Personal Questionnaire

Questions	YES	NO	TOTAL YES
A. Were you raised in this church?
B. Is the minister one of the major reasons you come here?
C. Did you find a living Christian Faith here?
D. Have you been a member of any other church in the last 5 years?
E. Do you attend any regular spiritual meetings other than Sunday worship?
F. Last month, did you bring any friends or neighbors to church?
G. Would you insist that children should attend church when they reach the age of 12 or over?
H. Last month, did you bring any Christian friends to church?
J. Have you spoken of your faith to anyone within the last month?
K. Did you personally welcome a stranger in church in the last month?

Results

ADD SCORES FOR A +C +G=.................B +D +K=............ E +H +K =............ C +F +J=...............

TYPES OF GROWTH

A +C +G = BIOLOGICAL GROWTH

B +D +K = TRANSFER GROWTH

E +H +K = FATNESS GROWTH

C +F +J = EVANGELISM GROWTH

THE MAJOR TYPE OF GROWTH IN MY CHURCH IS .............................................................

(The Top Score of either Biological, Transfer, Fatness or Evangelism Growth. The highest score of the four groups indicates the type of growth which predominates in your church.)

THE DEGREE OF ACTIVITY IN MY CHURCH IS ..........................................................................................

(Very Active, Active, Barely Active depending on your Average Score The average score of the four groups indicates the degree of activity in your church.)

Analysis of Results

The Church Growth Inventory is a useful instrument to use with different groups in a church to see whether a definite trend is distinguishable. It is however not an end in itself but more a tool by which a parish can analyze how well or how badly it is doing. If it makes any group seriously consider its spirituality then it has achieved its purpose. Now that the numbers have been filled out and the general conclusions have been drawn, let us look at what the various types of growth mean.

"Practical Christian Outreach in the Local Church"

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