Grow Course
Vocation
The purpose of the first module on Vocation is to look at the why and how of each church. Why was your church started or built in the first place? Why is it still there? What is its function? What is the vision and culture?
2. How do churches grow?
11 minutes
Darren Wolf talks about Charles Handy’s growth curve and what it means to grow churches.
3. Measuring growth
7 minutes
Darren Wolf outlines three ways of describing and measuring church growth.
7. Barriers to Growth
8 minutes
Darren Wolf talks about the six challenges that can slow down church growth.
Additional Resources
If you would like to explore this topic further, check out our other videos on Vocation:
- Leading Change, with Andy Blacknell
- Digital Growth, with Jess Locke
We would also recommend the following resources and publications:
- John Greenway, Andy Blacknell & Andy Coombe: LEAD: 50 models for success in work & life – the Grow Course uses many models from this book
- John Kotter: Leading Change
