Priority 2
Centering discipleship
Discipulado centrado
The most fully self-measurable priority: the GCFA statistical tables carry every lagging discipleship number, annually, by church.
The line this scorecard takes
Track the median church, not the conference total — totals can be propped up by a few large congregations while discipleship narrows everywhere else.
Professions of faith
Outcome · laggingPublic
Conference total478-77% from 2,110 in 2015
Median church3the typical church — this is the number that matters
New believers received on profession of faith. Median matters more than total — it shows whether discipleship is broadening or concentrating in a few large churches.
Baptisms
Outcome · laggingPublic
Conference total519-68% from 1,644 in 2017
Persons baptized (reported 2017 onward).
Average worship attendance
Outcome · laggingPublic
Conference total16,677-63% from 44,673 in 2015
Median church46
Average weekly worship attendance. Progress = bending the decline curve, not reversing it overnight.
Christian formation participation
Outcome · laggingPublic
Enrolled in formation groups17,805-68% from 55,741 in 2015
Total enrolled in Christian-formation groups (church school + small groups).
Discipleship Budget Line
Process · leadingPublic
Blank — and that is the finding. Is there a named, funded discipleship/formation line in the conference budget, growing as a share of spend? Requires the budget broken out — not derivable from the statistical panel.
Intentional Pathway Share
Process · leadingConference
Blank — and that is the finding. Share of churches reporting an intentional discipleship pathway (not just programs). Requires charge-conference reporting or a survey item.