Baptism Ratio

The Christian Standard Church Report for 2024: Continued Growth (Part 1)

Christian Standard Church Report for 2024. This is a representative sample of our movement that provides important historical data, current trends, and valuable insights.

SPOTLIGHT: Ocala Christian Church’s New Building, Baptistery Paying Dividends

A baptistery can make a world of difference. Ocala Christian Church discovered this during 2022 when the small church in central Florida baptized 31 people. That translated into a…

Ministry in a (Post) COVID World

The 2021 Church Report

Coaching Matters

The Role of Women from the Resurrection to Today

The Debt Debate

2018 SPECIAL CHURCH REPORT, PART 1: Megachurches and Emerging Megachurches

Special Church Report Part 3: Small and Very Small Churches

Special Church Report Part 1: Megachurches and Emerging Megachurches

An Inside Look at Urban, Suburban, and Rural Communities and Churches

Multisites & Mergers

Four senior ministers share firsthand lessons about multisite churches and church mergers, including their impact on evangelism, leadership development, resources, campus identity, growth, and mission.

Megachurches: The 2011 List

Christian Standard’s annual chart identifies more than 100 megachurches and emerging megachurches, highlighting congregations with weekly attendance ranging from 1,000 to more than 2,000.

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.

MEDIUM-SIZED CHURCHES: Measuring Growth at Medium-sized Churches

Kent E. Fillinger reports on growth, baptisms, senior ministers, worship venues, finances, and outreach trends among 32 medium-sized Christian churches/churches of Christ.

LARGE-SIZED CHURCHES: A New Name and New Numbers

Kent E. Fillinger reports on 2009 data from large-sized Christian churches, noting slower attendance growth, increased baptisms, younger senior ministers, worship venue trends, multisite ministry, and finances.