How are we doing? I am talking about the church? How do we measure success? As churches, that is? Congregations have long measured success by "bodies, budget, and buildings." But as churches will discover, the scorecard cannot stop with things like attendance, the offering plate, and the size of a building. This is the premise of Ed Stetzer and Thom S. Rainer's book, Transformational Church. According to them, "we believe that measurements matter for the church. ...we think a change in scorecard is needed. We believe one of the most important measurements is ensuring that men and women are being changed by the power of the gospel.
by Ed Stetzer and Thom S. RainerA Book Review by Jack De Vries