Thriving Church Institute | Equip your congregation to thrive

Founded on data originally explored in Barna's The State of Your Church report, the Thriving Church Institute dives deeper into the 15 dimensions of a thriving church.

This research-driven resource library is designed to equip church leaders with the knowledge and strategies needed to foster growing, resilient congregations. Through self-guided courses—one per dimension—and helpful assessment tools, you’ll gain practical, data-driven insights to fuel better ministry decisions.

It's time to move beyond theory to real application. Start your congregation's thriving church journey today!

Jumpstart your journey with these three steps:

Step 1

Work Through the Data-Informed Dimension

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Start here! This three-session course introduces one of the most foundational dimensions in the Thriving Church Institute. The Data-Informed course is designed for you to walk through solo or with a team, and offers a comprehensive overview on how to collect, analyze and apply data in your ministry decisions.

The easy-to-deploy ChurchPulse Assessment lets you immediately measure your church's strengths and opportunities for growth. Deploy it as often as you need to identify new ministry opportunities and track your ministry's impact over time.

Once your ChurchPulse results are in hand, used what you learned in the Data-Informed dimension to analyze how your people and your church are doing right now. Pick one to two dimension to really focus in on, and use the resource library below to deepen your understanding of each of the 15 dimensions.

Discover your congregation's true attitudes, needs, and areas of strength by taking this validated assessment, and gain the objective data required to make your next ministry decision with confidence.

Measure What Matters in Ministry & Chart Next Steps for Your Church

Jumpstart your journey with these three steps:

Step 1

Work Through the Data-Informed Dimension

Step 2

Deploy the ChurchPulse Assessment

Step 3

Strengthen Other Dimensions in Your Church

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