November 5, 2026
Not Just on Sunday
Lonetta McKee
Church & Ministry
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Our Ministry to Hispanic Immigrants
David G. Fish shares how College Heights Christian Church welcomes Spanish-speaking immigrants through Sunday school, worship translation, volunteer leadership, and meaningful participation in the larger congregation.
A New Church for a New America
Steve Blake shares how Catalyst of Austin is building a multiethnic congregation by celebrating cultural differences, understanding individual identity stories, and forming relationships that reflect the vision of…
Getting a Jump on the Summer Slump
Make summer a season of meaningful ministry. Michael C. Mack shares four practical ideas for churches, including neighborhood block parties, outdoor worship, local service projects, and leadership development…
June Ministry Ideas
Explore three June church ministry ideas from Michael C. Mack, including Father's Day resources for dads, summer community service activities, and opportunities to teach biblical forgiveness through preaching,…
Want Millennials Back in the Pews? Stop Trying to Make Church Cool
Rachel Held Evans challenges churches to look beyond trendy worship and marketing, explaining why authenticity, honest questions, meaningful sacraments, and inclusive community matter to millennials seeking a place…
How Will You Adapt to the Decline in Senior Adult Ministries?
Michael C. Mack explores changing senior adult ministry trends, sharing Thom Rainer's concerns and reader responses about adapting church programs through listening, service opportunities, and small groups for…
Statistical Snippets from Our Survey
Explore Kent Fillinger's 2015 church statistics covering attendance, growth rates, baptisms, giving, debt, and congregational health across megachurches, emerging megachurches, large churches, and medium churches.
Megachurches and More: The 2015 Charts
Explore Christian Standard's 2015 church attendance listings, featuring 58 megachurches, 74 emerging megachurches, and additional large and medium congregations. Download the complete chart or individual attendance-category PDFs.
Hopes, Fears, & Priorities (2015 Megachurch & Statistics Report)
What did megachurches hope for and fear in 2015? Kent Fillinger examines survey findings on church planting, discipleship, finances, multisite expansion, slowing attendance growth, and leadership succession.
May Ministry Ideas
Discover four May outreach opportunities for churches, including community prayer, Mother's Day service projects, police officer appreciation, and creative ways to thank restaurant workers through practical generosity.
Ministry Synergy
What could church ministries accomplish by working together? Michael C. Mack shares eight practical partnership ideas that connect outreach teams, small groups, prayer ministries, and volunteers for greater…
Holy Unintentional
What began with a few sandwiches became a Virginia Beach outreach serving people experiencing homelessness. Discover how Dallas Stamper's People In Need ministry provides meals, medical care, and…
All Growth Matters
Mark A. Taylor examines nearly two decades of megachurch growth among Christian churches and churches of Christ, exploring what attendance numbers reveal—and why smaller congregations deserve equal appreciation.
WHAT’S NEXT?: Teach and Reach
James Book outlines three priorities for future church ministry: using digital technology effectively, strengthening biblical preaching and everyday discipleship, and reaching communities across cultural and language differences.
We’ve Become Leaders in Church Planting
Justin Horey examines innovative church planting strategies among Restoration Movement organizations, including collaboration between networks, long-term planter care, urban outreach, children's ministry, and the growing influence of the…
