churches conducted by Challenge 2000 just prior to the new millennium, it was found that the sixty-four churches planted in the previous decade had grown by an average of 75 per cent per year. By contrast, even the strong evangelical and charismatic churches established prior to that date were increasing at just 6 per cent each year. New church plants were growing twelve times as fast as established churches. In addition, 68 per cent of the growth in the new congregations was from conversions and renewals with only 25 per cent from transfers.
