We have developed tools to help churches take historic growth and financial contributions and project these into the future. Often, a church is too close to see the big picture accurately. For example, the church may view available resources simply in terms of the annual budget, or base growth on new members or baptisms. Instead, our process enables a church to ‘see’ the future through a reasonably accurate lens such that it can plan for the people that may connect to the church and anticipate the resources that can be made available to accommodate the growth. Data collection is a key part of this analysis. We review the data, make observations and ask questions in order to develop more accurate projections.