Assemblies of God Growth Overview
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The document describes various statistics related to growth of the Assemblies of God church from 1958 to the present day. Some key points include: - Membership grew from 20,000 churches and 1.5 million adherents in 1958 to over 300,000 churches and 61 million adherents today. - Between 2003 and 2008, adherents increased by over 10 million people, a 17.6% growth rate. - Between 1929 and 1939, the number of churches doubled in the US and more than doubled outside the US. Membership increased over 100% worldwide in that period.
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Assemblies of God Growth Overview
- 24. The age of AG churches highlights a history of consistent church planting Q1. In what year was your church established?
- 25. Over half of AG churches have 5 year Avg. Worship Attendance growth of 10%+ Q3. What is your church’s average worship attendance on a typical weekend (including all ages from babies to adults but not counting anyone twice)? Q4. Five years ago (Fall 2003) what was your church’s average worship attendance on a typical weekend (including all ages from babies to adults but not counting anyone twice)? Growing : 5 Yr Percent Change =10% or more Declining : 5 Yr Percent Change =-10% or less Stable/Plateaued : 5 Yr Percent Change between -10% and +10%
- 26. The majority of individuals who attend our church consider the Bible authoritative and turn to it as the source of truth and wisdom for daily living Q17a. As pastor, please provide your level of agreement with each of the following statements about your congregation. 0% Don’t Know
- 27. We are consistently hearing reports of changed lives at our church Q20b. As pastor, please provide your level of agreement with each of the following statements. 1% Don’t Know
- 28. I regularly teach our congregation about the concept of being baptized in the Holy Spirit Q20d. As pastor, please provide your level of agreement with each of the following statements. 0% Don’t Know
- 29. I regularly teach our congregation that speaking in tongues is the initial physical evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit Q20h. As pastor, please provide your level of agreement with each of the following statements. 0% Don’t Know
- 30. Within worship services, our church regularly prays for people to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit Q20e. As pastor, please provide your level of agreement with each of the following statements. 0% Don’t Know
- 31. Percentage of adults that attend at least once a month and claim to be baptized in the Holy Spirit Q19. Approximately what percentage of adults who attend your church at least once a month claim to be baptized in the Holy Spirit? The median known percentage is 50% The mean known percentage is 52%
- 32. Our church typically has the financial resources to fund each ministry as is needed Q17i. As pastor, please provide your level of agreement with each of the following statements about your congregation. 0% Don’t Know
- 33. Our congregation understands it is every Christian’s responsibility to share the Gospel with non-Christians Q17f. As pastor, please provide your level of agreement with each of the following statements about your congregation. 1% Don’t Know
- 34. Most of those who attend our church feel comfortable that they can share their belief in Christ to someone else effectively Q17g. As pastor, please provide your level of agreement with each of the following statements about your congregation. 3% Don’t Know
- 35. Percentage of adults who attend at least once a month who are personally involved in outreach Q16. Approximately what percentage of adults who attend your church at least once a month are personally involved in outreach? The median known percentage is 15% The mean known percentage is 23%
- 36. Percentage of adults who volunteer varies widely Q8. What percentage of adults who attend your church at least once a month have regular responsibilities at your church (e.g., greeter, teacher, child care, etc.)? The median known percentage is 35% The mean known percentage is 40%
- 37. Percentage of adults who serve in their church’s community is lower Q9. What percentage of adults who attend your church at least once a month are involved in ministries or projects that serve people in your community not affiliated with your church? The median known percentage is 10% The mean known percentage is 18%
- 38. Most of those who attend our church have developed significant relationships with people at our church Q17l. As pastor, please provide your level of agreement with each of the following statements about your congregation. 1% Don’t Know
- 39. Very few people in our church participate in formal outreach activities Q17k. As pastor, please provide your level of agreement with each of the following statements about your congregation. 1% Don’t Know
- 40. Percentage of current worship attendance involved in a small group or Sunday School class Q15. What percentage of your current weekend worship attendance is involved in some small group, Sunday School class or similar group? The median known percentage is 50% The mean known percentage is 48%
- 41. Percent of churches regularly evaluating congregation’s discipleship progress Q18. Does your church regularly evaluate discipleship progress among your congregation?
- 42. I am completely satisfied with the state of discipleship within our church Q20c. As pastor, please provide your level of agreement with each of the following statements. 0% Don’t Know
- 43. Level of biblical knowledge among each age group within your church Q21. In your opinion, what is the level of biblical knowledge among each age group within your church?
- 44. Age Assembly of God Pastors Q35. What is your age?
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- Positive Finding The Age of AG Churches highlights a history of Consistent church planting.Note the consistent breakdown of church ate 24% of our churches were started from 1930 – 194923% of our churches were started from 1950 – 196921 % of our churches were started from 1970 – 198922% of our churches were started from 1990 - Present This represents amazing consistency in church planting and growth<number>
- Positive Finding56% of our Churches claim a 5 year average worship attendance growth of 10% or more. 15% of our churches are in plateau.29% of our churches are in decline. Unfortunately, this number does not seem to be reflected in our overall growth numbers over that same period of time. I may be that a substantial portion of this growth can be explained by transfer growth. <number>
- Positive Findings The Vast majority of AG pastors believe the majority of their congregations see the Bible as authoritative and turn to it as the source of truth and wisdom. 98% either strongly agree or somewhat agree with this statement. This is important to the integrity of the discipleship process.Our view of Scripture is the controlling factor is all spiritual growth <number>
- Positive Findings 91% of our pastors report that they consistently hear reports of changed lives within their churches. 9% of our pastors are not hearing positive reports of changed lives. <number>
- Good News – Bad News Our findings indicate that 90% of our pastors either teach or endeavor to teach regularly about the importance of being baptized in the Holy Spirit. Approximately 9% of our pastors admit that they do not teach this important truth. <number>
- Good News – Bad NewsThere is also a corresponding doctrinal focus on the Gift of Tongues as the Initial Physical Evidence. The percentage of those who regularly teach that doctrine is 89%. However, as you will see from the next statistic there is an apparent disconnect that creates some reason for concern. <number>
- Good News – Bad NewsOur findings show that, although 90% of our pastors claim to teach regularly on the importance of the baptism of the Holy Spirit only 28% strongly agree with the statement that their church regularly takes time to pray for people to receive the Holy Spirit.Actually 30% of our pastors actually disagree and seldom pray for people to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Perhaps, that is why we find the next finding of concern! <number>
- Good News – Bad News Only 44% of our pastors report that 60% or more of their people claim to have been baptized in the Holy Spirit. 56% of our pastors acknowledge that less than 60% of their people are baptized in the Holy Spirit. We are a Pentecostal movement. Yet, the majority of our people have not experienced this important distinctive. There seems to be a disconnect between belief and practice! <number>
- Good News – Bad News Only 57% stated that their churches had the financial resources to fund ministry as needed <number>
- Good News – Bad NewsA very strong percentage of our pastors (65% strongly agree that their congregations understand it is every Christian’s responsibility to share the Gospel with non-Christians. This is the central issue to the continued growth of our churches. Yet further study of the statistics show an alarming disconnect between knowledge and practice. <number>
- Good News – Bad NewsNotice that less (17%) strongly agree that their people feel comfortable that they can actually share their belief in Christ with someone else effectively. This shows a need for the church to more effectively train our people to share the Gospel. <number>
- Good News – Bad News Only 27% of our churches claim that more that 30% or more of their people are personally involved in outreach and evangelism. We are concerned that 72% of our churches have less than 30% of their people are personally involved in outreach or evangelism. <number>
- Good News – Bad News Based on a national average, our congregation are better than most at serving and volunteering within their churches. Our studies showed that 48% of our pastors claimed that over 40% of adults within their church serve as volunteers. Although that is encouraging, we also found that our people are not equally involved within our communities. The result can be an introverted church family that has little impact on the cities and towns they live in. <number>
- Good News – Bad News Our finding indicate that only 21% of the pastors polled indicated that more that 30%of their adult adherents were involved in community service. 79% of the churches surveyed indicated that less than 30% of their people were involved in community service. <number>
- Good News – Bad NewsBased on the findings of our survey, 87% of our people enjoy significant and meaningful relationships with people at our churches.We can accurately claim to be a friendly church. The problem is that in developing meaning relationships within the church we must not neglect our relationship with those outside our church. <number>
- Good News – Bad NewsYet far to few of the people who enjoy the fellowship of people within the church are willing to participate in outreach to people out of the church. <number>
- Bad NewsNote that less than 35% of our churches have an active involvement of 60% or more of their people in discipleship ministries such as Sunday School or Small Groups65% of our churches report that less then 60% of their people are involved in Christian Education or Small group discipleship ministries. 35% of our churches have an involvement of under 40%This represents bad news for the cause of effective discipleship because small groups and Christian education are two central and necessary components to spiritual formation. <number>
- Bad NewsOnly 45% of our churches regularly evaluate the progress and spiritual growth of their members 55% of our churches either don’t evaluate the spiritual growth of their people or they don’t know. If the product of the church is the quality and character of its people this is a statistic that should cause concern. <number>
- Bad NewsIt is of some concern that 64% of our churches are dissatisfied with their state of discipleship. However, it is possible that this dissatisfaction will lead to a more aggressive, intentional discipleship emphasis. <number>
- Bad NewsOur survey revealed a major concern in the area of biblical knowledge. 61% of adults were ranked average to poor in biblical knowledge. 88% of teens were ranked from average to poor. 85% of children were average to poor. If our knowledge of the Bible is the primary lens through which we develop a scriptural world view, we must give new emphasis to biblical study. <number>
- Bad News It is alarming to realize that 56% of the pastors surveyed were over 50 years of age. Only 16% are under 40. To keep our movement strong and growing we must pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into the field. Unless we address this problem our church faces an uncertain future. <number>