• Divine Pulse

"Greatness" in Canadian Congregations: How churches move from "Good to Great”

This study examines church “greatness” through the lens of Jim Collins' "good to great" principles as outlined in his book Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t.

Project led by

CIECR

project type

Divine Pulse

Start date

January 2024

Overview

A total of 31 semi-structured interviews were conducted with pastoral leaders across Canada, representing various community sizes and Christian faith traditions. The primary objective of the study is to determine if and how Collins’ framework can identify principles of “greatness” that may lead to church growth. Under the Divine Pulse project, we aimed to answer the following questions about greatness in the Canadian Church:

  • What processes drive a church to develop greatness?
  • What is involved in the transition from 'good' to 'great'?
  • What does this process look like?

Divine Pulse

This project belongs to a larger project called Divine Pulse.

The Divine Pulse project aims to explore life, death, and the pursuit of greatness in contemporary Canadian churches. It is an interdisciplinary, multifaceted project co-created by various collaborators and researchers part of the CIECR.

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