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Metrics for the UMC: Numbers ≠ Vitality (3 of 3)

Post author By Andrew Conard
Post date October 13, 2011
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At our last district clergy meeting our District Superintendent was speaking about metrics and vital churches and wanted to make one thing clear:

Numbers are not vitality. Numbers are contextual.

This is so true. Numbers give us insight but they are not vitality. I found a similar thought expressed on Twitter recently

Growth ≠ The Mission. Growth is a tactic in service of The Mission. Don't mistake tactics for what you're actually trying to accomplish.

— Joshua Blankenship (@blankenship) September 23, 2011

Tags Christianity, denominations, Methodism, metrics, numbers, Religion & Spirituality, united methodist church, vital church, vitality

By Andrew Conard

Fifth-generation Kansan, United Methodist preacher, husband, and father. Passionate about teaching, preaching, and fostering inclusive communities. I am dedicated to advancing racial reconciliation and helping individuals grow spiritually, and I am excited to serve where God leads.

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