In this episode, we discussed the characteristics of the churches that fall under the Self-Motivated Church archetype, which compromise 10% of churches in our database. Its existence is less intuitive and may be harder to understand at first than many of the other archetypes-like the Vibrant Church or the Complacent Church. Yet this archetype is one of the strongest, and Self-Motivated Churches are well-positioned to move toward greater vibrancy. Their congregants are on a spiritual journey that is, in fact, "self-motivated." They have strong beliefs, well-established personal spiritual practices, and impressive rates of serving and evangelism. The church plays a more limited role in their spiritual lives than it does for congregants in other types of churches.