Congregations have typically measured success by “bodies, budget, and buildings.” But the scorecard can’t stop there. If it does, the emphasis on accountability, discipleship, and spiritual maturity is ignored, even lost. Fewer lives are transformed, Christian influence disappears, and churches lose members. According to Ed Stetzer and Thom S. Rainer, the authors of Transformational Church, “Too often we’ve highlighted the negative realities of the declining American church but missed the opportunity to magnify the God of hope and transformation.” Based on a survey of more than 7,000 churches and hundreds of on-site interviews with pastors, Transformational Church directs us to the thriving congregations where its normal to see lives changed.