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Megachurches: Mega See, Mega Do

Kent Fillinger reports how special baptism services at megachurches and emerging megachurches led to thousands of baptisms in 2009 through prayer, clear preaching, planning, and follow-up.

Whatever Happened to False Doctrine?

Jeff Faull reflects on the New Testament’s repeated calls to unity and love while challenging the church not to abandon its responsibility to recognize and resist false doctrine.

Megachurches: Navigating at Compass

Compass Christian Church grew through a clear mission, four core values, and a multisite ministry model that opened new doors for outreach, leadership development, and community service.

Megachurches: A Mega Decade

Kent Fillinger reviews a decade of megachurch growth, baptisms, leadership longevity, and sustainability challenges among Christian churches and churches of Christ from 2000 to 2009.

Megachurches: Fun Facts Gleaned from This Year’s List

Kent Fillinger shares 2009 megachurch growth statistics, including weekend attendance, baptisms, fast-growing congregations, and total income across 114 megachurches and emerging megachurches.

Megachurches: Repentance Leads to Real Life

Justin Miller led Real Life Christian Church through repentance, unified eldership, renewed vision, discipleship, and leadership development after becoming senior minister during a season of financial strain.

Megachurches: A Closer Look at the Numbers

Kent Fillinger highlights 2009 megachurch and emerging megachurch attendance averages, fastest-growing churches, new churches crossing key attendance thresholds, and state-by-state reporting trends.

Megachurches: A Year in Review

Kent Fillinger reviews 2009 megachurch and emerging megachurch data, highlighting attendance growth, senior minister trends, worship venues, multisite ministry, finances, and staffing pressures.

Megachurches: The First 100 Days

Gene Appel’s early leadership at Eastside Christian Church helped spark renewed vision, compassion outreach, baptisms, and 39 percent worship attendance growth in 2009.

When God Prompts

Living Simply Isn’t So Simple

Jim Herbst reflects on the messy, humbling work of pursuing financial simplicity, discovering that faithful steps toward generosity and contentment can still make life healthier.

The Fasting Track: Sixteen Great Reasons to Fast

Victor M. Parachin offers 16 reasons fasting remains a meaningful spiritual discipline, connecting prayer, compassion, self-denial, generosity, and renewal with the example of Scripture and Christian history.

Good Friday: On Being Human

John E. Wasem reflects on Jesus’ words “I’m thirsty,” showing how the cross reveals Christ’s full humanity, deep suffering, and compassionate identification with human need.

Long Story Short

Becky Ahlberg reflects on how answering a letter, making a phone call, attending a meeting, and baking cookies opened doors for community outreach in Anaheim.

The Blessings of Scarcity

Stephen Bond reflects on how financial scarcity challenged churches while encouraging creative ministry, careful stewardship, deeper dependence on God, and greater sensitivity to people facing unemployment and financial…