Congregational Size Dynamics and How One Congregation's Transition Was Made Easy
George Gray
"Congregational Size Dynamics and How One Congregation's Transition Was Made Easy" is a thesis that presents concepts in church size dynamics and how the utilization of these concepts made one congregation's transition easy. Two charts are presented: a "Congregational Size Dynamics Chart" and a "Leadership Authority Chart." The "Congregational Size Dynamics Chart" builds on accepted theories in congregational size dynamics. The "Leadership Authority Chart" presents a hypothesis and graph on expected leadership authority changes as a congregation grows. Additional educative strategies for transitions are also recommended. A history of one congregation that failed to transition for almost forty years is reviewed and how that same congregation was able to easily transition as a result of leadership, using the concepts, charts, and strategies outlined in this study.