October 29, 2026
There Is More
Lonetta McKee
Church Growth
More in Church Growth
A Simpler Way
Matt Bortmess reflects on the clutter of church programs and explains how a simpler approach to discipleship, small groups, and ministry can help congregations focus on what matters…
Growth for ANY Church
Drawing lessons from the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, Steve Hinton identifies six principles that can help struggling churches pursue renewed growth, outreach, discipleship, and congregational health.
Our “˜God Is Able” Verse
Dennis Bratton reflects on “To Know, To Feel, To Do” and how Ephesians 3:20-21 shaped a remarkable decade of growth, change, and faith in action.
A Church Planting Milestone in Canada
Churchill Meadows Christian Church is growing rapidly in Ontario, Canada, while serving a diverse community through outreach that offers refugees and immigrants friendship, practical help, and support.
Large, Healthy Churches Merge in Phoenix Area
Christ’s Church of the Valley and Parkway Christian Church merged their congregations, staff, and leadership to pursue greater unity and shared mission in the Phoenix area.
Churches Relaunched
Peachtree City Christian Church expanded by relaunching two Georgia congregations as new campuses, preserving historic church buildings while continuing local leadership and outreach.
Growing Church, Part-time Staff
Carpenter’s Christian Church in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, grew from a small core group into a thriving congregation through bivocational staff, elder-led ministry, shared systems, and community outreach.
The Church Size Matrix (Part 1)
Kent E. Fillinger introduces the Church Size Matrix, explaining how churches change in orientation, structure, leadership, staffing, and culture as they grow from small congregations to megachurches.
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Numbers Matter
Edward Sanders reflects on how attendance and offering numbers can offer tangible encouragement for ministry work that often feels difficult to measure.
Megachurches: The 2010 List
CHRISTIAN STANDARD’s 2010 megachurch chart lists more than 100 megachurches and emerging megachurches, including Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky.
God Is Giving the Increase
Kent E. Fillinger reports survey findings from 234 Christian churches and churches of Christ, highlighting attendance growth, baptisms, senior ministers, elders, and worship practices across four church-size categories.
Counter Culture
Mark A. Taylor reflects on why church growth numbers matter, pointing to attendance, baptisms, and ministry statistics as tools for encouragement, evaluation, and faithful congregational growth.
Regrafting: A Matter of Motivation
Ken Swatman urges struggling churches to pursue renewal through prayerful vision, clear purpose, honest self-assessment, and a deeper understanding of their congregation’s unique DNA.
