April 6, 2026
The Alignment Workshop: Live Edition is a one-day intensive designed to help church leadership teams close the gap between good intentions and lasting kingdom impact. Rooted in Scripture and grounded in practical ministry reality, the workshop equips leaders with proven frameworks to evaluate alignment, identify what is blocking progress, and leave with a concrete action plan their team can begin using right away.
April 6, 2026
The Alignment Workshop: Live Edition is a one-day intensive designed to help church leadership teams close the gap between good intentions and lasting kingdom impact. Rooted in Scripture and grounded in practical ministry reality, the workshop equips leaders with proven frameworks to evaluate alignment, identify what is blocking progress, and leave with a concrete action plan their team can begin using right away.
April 6, 2026
The Alignment Workshop: Live Edition is a one-day intensive designed to help church leadership teams close the gap between good intentions and lasting kingdom impact. Rooted in Scripture and grounded in practical ministry reality, the workshop equips leaders with proven frameworks to evaluate alignment, identify what is blocking progress, and leave with a concrete action plan their team can begin using right away.
November 5, 2025
The Great Commission isn't a random utterance of Jesus. It's the marching orders for the church that still stand today, including you and your church.
January 5, 2022
The inaugural ChurchOS Conference will take place Feb. 1-2 in Arizona. The conference is for any church leader who wants to carry out the Great Commission more effectively and consistently. (Plus briefs from Johnson University, Bridges Christian Church, and more.)
May 13, 2020
By Chris Moon As coronavirus-related social-distancing rules are eased and churches crack open the doors to their buildings, they do so knowing many things will be different—some for the worse, but possibly some for the better. Churches will need to figure out how to make the most of the challenges and opportunities. SAME STORM, DIFFERENT BOATS“We’re all in the same storm, but we’re not all in the same boat,” said Rick Rusaw, chief executive officer of the Spire Network and former pastor of LifeBridge Christian Church in Longmont, Colo. Spire has been surveying pastors and church members about their attitudes
December 31, 2019
By Bart Rendel Church leaders need a solid, scriptural, and effective system for discussing and evaluating issues and moving forward as a team. As I have helped church leaders around the country increase their kingdom impact over the last 15 years, I’ve often heard of meetings that descended into scrums and battles over opinions, with arguments based upon anecdotal evidence, and random comments tossed around based on limited perspectives or past successes. To help churches stay on course, leaders should align behind a set of gospel-centered standards. Our hope at Intentional Churches is to establish these standards in every church
July 18, 2016
By Bart Rendel In the summer of 1985 my life changed forever during the North American Christian Convention in Anaheim, California! For years, my family had attended the convention for inspiration and connection. That summer we made the trek out west to visit family and friends. The convention was the centerpiece of our trip. I was between my 10th and 11th grade in high school. With college in the offing, I was seriously contemplating my life”s direction. How did he want to use me? Where should I focus my education? It was at the convention that I felt the Lord
July 15, 2015
We asked 35 Christian leaders, “Who is the influencer with the biggest impact on your life and ministry?” Most of these leaders listed several influential thinkers, writers, innovators, and leaders more of us should get to know. This response is from Ian DiOrio, lead pastor of Yucaipa (California) Christian Church. ________ Doug Parks and Bart Rendel started Intentional Churches in 2013 after lengthy stints on the leadership teams at Canyon Ridge Christian Church and Central Christian Church in Las Vegas, Nevada. Their vision is to create a movement of like-minded churches who learn, use, and collaborate about the best practices of growing
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