November 3, 2026
Capturing Glimpses of God’s Glory: An Interview with Nature Photographer Kenneth Keifer
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Full Circle
Southland Christian Church’s Circles of Influence program serves Lexington through school partnerships, local ministry collaborations, and Refuge Medical Clinics offering care to uninsured neighbors.
Care for the Earth Is Bringing Good News to the Poor
Doug Priest connects creation care with Christian mission, arguing that caring for the earth is a matter of stewardship, justice, and love for neighbors harmed by environmental degradation.
Worship: We Exalt Thee O God
Karen J. Diefendorf reflects on Hebrews 8, Orthodox worship, and Revelation to recover a reverent vision of worship as joining what is already happening before God’s throne.
MEDIUM-SIZED CHURCHES: The Elephant in the Room
Kent E. Fillinger examines medium-sized church growth, comparing attendance, baptisms, multisite ministry, church planting, giving, debt, and outreach with megachurches and emerging megachurches.
MEDIUM-SIZED CHURCHES: The 2008 List
Kent Fillinger and Ben Simms introduce Christian Standard’s 2008 Medium-Sized Churches chart, featuring survey data from 66 churches averaging 500-999 in worship attendance.
MEDIUM-SIZED CHURCHES: Fun Facts
A collection of notable statistics from the 2008 Medium-Sized Church Report, including attendance comparisons, fastest-growing churches, baptism totals, Easter attendance, and senior minister age trends.
Don’t Just Change, Upgrade
Mark Atteberry urges churches to fight shoddiness, resist autopilot ministry, and pursue excellence because God gives his best and deserves our best in return.
Why Plant Churches?
Tom Jones reflects on his home church’s lifelong influence and explains why church planting is central to the church’s mission of evangelism, compassion, transformation, and sending.
Exponential 09: What’s the Buzz?
Dick Alexander reflects on Exponential ’09, a high-energy church planting conference that drew thousands of leaders with practical training, cross-denominational speakers, and a contagious passion for movements.
Salt Lake City Church Planting
Douglas J. Crozier shares how leaders came together to pursue church planting on the Wasatch Front, with a vision for new multiplying churches in Salt Lake City and…
Waiting to Go to Heaven
Ethan Magness reflects on how Bible study transformed his view of Heaven from vague boredom into a hopeful vision of restored earth, meaningful work, and life fully with…
The Multisite Movement: Unexpected Complications
Community Christian Church paused plans for a second site near Baltimore after leaders recognized warning signs and chose humility over forcing a multisite launch.
The Celebration of Congregationalism
C. Robert Wetzel reflects on congregational polity, local autonomy, parachurch organizations, and the Spirit’s work among Christian churches/churches of Christ.
The Multisite Phenomenom: Here to Stay?
Darrel Rowland explores the rise of multisite and multivenue churches, examining how Community Christian, North Coast, Seacoast, and Southeast Christian expanded through video teaching, varied worship venues, and…
Seven Key Question for Jon Ferguson
Jon Ferguson explains why Community Christian Church pursued multisite ministry, how campuses share the BIG IDEA, and what churches should consider before launching additional locations.
