define the term turnaround pastor. My working or operational definition is that a turnaround pastor is a leader whose current ministry (or last ministry) has demonstrated an average annual growth rate (AAGR) in worship attendance of at least 2.5 percent per year for five years. We base this on a statement from Gary McIntosh, a professor at Talbot Seminary, who says that if a church keeps all of its biological growth, it will grow an average of 2.5 percent per year over a five-year period.[1]
