In his book, Cultivating Perennial Churches: Your Guide to Long-Term Growth, Bob Dale shares seven strengths of perennial churches:

"Perennials contrast with annual plants in at least seven significant ways. Does the same cluster of seven strengths apply to congregations, too? What can congregational leaders discover about planting for health and immunity season after season?" [8]

1. Perennials reflect their planters' purpose. 2. Perennials grow stronger root systems. 3. Perennials are resilient and tough. 4. Perennials thrive in  "mixed meadows". 5. Perennials grow from a variety of beginnings. 6. Perennials grow during all seasons. 7. Perennials reproduce with the future in mind. [8-13]

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