State of the Community

[Archaea]

I am aware that no community grows constantly without interruption, and growth is not necessarily an indicator of goodness or value. With that said, it would seem growth is not an indicator of wrongness or failure either. So, given the option for one or the other, I would prefer to see the Church faith community to grow exponentially, not slow to a slow walk.

For that reason, it seems a bit disconcerting to see the missionary efforts to be at a veritable standstill. Growth in the US is stagnant, for the most part and retention worldwide is abysmal. To wit, Dr. Stewart's cumorah.org.

What aspect of Church culture or community appear to be succeeding, not necessarily personally but societywide, if at all. Is the lull in performance a concern to anybody?