One of the key strengths and advantages of the church growth approach has been its promotion of congregational involvement. This is one of the key insights of the movement—that if you want someone to join your congregation and feel part of the place, they need to have something to do. Church growth research told us that if you found someone a role or job or opportunity for personal involvement in some ministry within the first six months of them being at your church, then your chances of retaining that person as a long-term member massively improved.
