How and why do we define a “flourishing congregation” in the ways we do? In this anchoring research to the Flourishing Congregations Institute’s work, this study builds on interviews with 100+ Canadian church leaders across theological traditions and Canadian regions. We learn there is a divide between those who believe that flourishing entails numeric growth and those who do not; are variations of how to measure “flourishing” depending on theological tradition; is a perceived role that God plays in congregational flourishing and church growth.