"Wrestling With Growth" with Matt Miofsky

Episode 14 of the The Weight podcast, hosted by Oxford University United Methodist Church, titled ""Wrestling With Growth" with Matt Miofsky" was published on May 29, 2025 and runs 54 minutes.

May 29, 2025 ·54m · The Weight

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Summary

Show Notes: We hear a lot about the rapid decline in church attendance across the country, but there are many churches who are experiencing growth. So what, exactly, are these churches doing to attract new members? Matt Miofisky has a few ideas. Matt is the founder of The Gathering, a multi-site United Methodist congregation in St. Louis, Missouri. As the founder and leader of a consistently growing urban church and the co-author of Eight Virtues of Rapidly Growing Churches, Matt is more than...

Episode Description

Show Notes:

We hear a lot about the rapid decline in church attendance across the country, but there are many churches who are experiencing growth. So what, exactly, are these churches doing to attract new members? Matt Miofisky has a few ideas.

Matt is the founder of The Gathering, a multi-site United Methodist congregation in St. Louis, Missouri. As the founder and leader of a consistently growing urban church and the co-author of Eight Virtues of Rapidly Growing Churches, Matt is more than qualified for today’s conversation.

Matt is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, where he majored in mathematics before earning his Master’s of Divinity at Emory University. He founded The Gathering in 2006, which was recently named the third fastest growing large United Methodist church in the US.

Resources:

Learn more about The Gathering here

Buy Eight Virtues of Rapidly Growing Churches here

Buy The Methodist Book of Daily Prayer here

Buy Matt’s other books here

Listen to The F Word, Matt’s podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

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