I think this is a good question for a church that is stuck at a certain attendance level no matter what the size is. Ralph Speas Three things come to mind. Any element that is max. MO This is pretty deep and could be difficult to follow but my advice would be to start some new units for Bible study. If he's only doing one hour of Bible study he should do something dramatic like start a second hour of Bible study.
Churches prioritizes new found income in non-growth oriented expenses.
Youth Ministers vacuuming carpets. Quality office support either paid or volunteer are not available. The church organization is built to support interior communication but is visitor unfriendly. The facility is inadequate in space to maintain growth space. See Natural Church Growth for other more obvious signals.