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Explode Those Old Scoreboards

Is your church measuring what really matters? Dave Ferguson challenges traditional attendance and giving metrics, offering a new scoreboard focused on community impact, developing leaders, and multiplying churches…

Growing Deeper

What does spiritual growth look like beyond attendance and baptisms? Five church leaders share how relational discipleship, intentional mentoring, and spiritual formation are helping their congregations grow deeper…

Megachurches and More: The 2014 Lists

Explore Christian Standard's 2014 megachurch lists, featuring attendance data from 347 churches, including 64 megachurches and 70 emerging megachurches. Download the charts and discover additional insights into church…

We Got Booted from the List!

More than the Numbers

What do church statistics reveal about ministry effectiveness? Kent E. Fillinger examines 2014 megachurch and emerging megachurch results, celebrating outreach, baptisms, and growth while identifying challenges in staffing,…

Mystery

What makes the Lord's Supper a sacred mystery? Neal Windham reflects on how Communion reveals God's eternal wisdom, extravagant forgiveness, and relentless love through the simple act of…

If Numbers Interest You

Explore key findings from the 2014 CHRISTIAN STANDARD megachurch report, including attendance averages, growth rates, baptisms, giving, debt, and leadership statistics, along with the fastest-growing congregations.

Grace Notes

When health challenges disrupt her role in worship ministry, Marybeth Bittel discovers four and one-half lessons about trusting God, redefining leadership, embracing adversity, and finding new ways to…

You Can Help Nepal

Following Nepal's devastating earthquake, Christian mission organizations mobilized to provide emergency food, shelter, clean water, and medical assistance. Learn how ministries and Nebraska Christian College students responded to…

Bringing a Missions Mentality to Student Ministry

What if reaching today's students requires thinking like missionaries? Mike Andrews explores the cultural barriers separating generations and challenges churches to build trust, listen with humility, and equip…

Enough Is Enough

When ministry demands consume family time, pastors' spouses and children often pay the price. Jay Engelbrecht explores pastoral burnout, family priorities, and why churches must help ministers protect…

Released to Report

After surviving Auschwitz and narrowly escaping death, Stefan Petelycky devoted his life to remembering and serving others. Cathy Mogus reflects on his remarkable testimony and our calling to…

Breaking the Chain of Intergenerational Suffering

Inherited pain can shape families for generations. T.R. Robertson explores how biblical counseling, honest confession, and repentance can help Christians confront intergenerational suffering and establish a healthier legacy…

What We Don’t Know

When Fred Liggin met a homeless man named Frank, he didn't know his story. What followed revealed a powerful lesson about helping people experiencing homelessness through compassion, meaningful…

God Had Other Plans

When their young son was diagnosed with a brain tumor, Nathan and Amy Tuley's ministry plans changed dramatically. Through suffering, prayer, and extraordinary church support, they discovered God…