The Real Story Behind Transfer Growth and Churches: A Twenty-Five-Year Analysis

Transfer growth occurs when someone moves his or her membership from one church to another within the same community. In this article, I posit that most of church growth in the last twenty-five years has been via transfer—mainly from smaller churches to larger churches. But first, I want to analyze more deeply what defines transfer growth and why it occurs.

What Is Transfer Growth?

Growing a church should be a spiritual exercise through obedience to the Great Commission. God has not changed His ...