What Size is Our Congregation?
Different ways of measuring congregational size and why size matters for governance, staffing, and ministry design. Attendance-based vs. member-based size categories.
Resource topics: Size & Structure
Reorganizing, Now That You’re Smaller
Guiding congregations that have shrunk in size through restructuring staff teams and volunteer structures to match their new reality.
Congregational Size and Governance
How the right governance structure depends heavily on congregational size — what works for a small congregation fails at medium size, and vice versa.
The Staff-led Congregation
In larger congregations, paid staff increasingly carry out the work of ministry. How governance must adapt when a congregation transitions to a staff-led model.