Keys to church growth

I am reading the thing the Diocese have produced on Mission Action Planning, in case you are wondering.

There are apparently some people who are in to a thing they call Natural Church Development. I gather they reckon there are 8 things that determine this and that your church growth is likely to be limited by whichever is the weakest.

The eight criteria are:

§ Empowering leadership
§ Passionate spirituality
§ Gift orientated ministry
§ Need focussed evangelism
§ Inspiring worship services
§ Functional structures
§ Holistic small groups
§ Loving relationships