April 11, 2010
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.
Articles for tag: Christ’s Church Of The Valley
March 5, 2010
Needs of Churches
This archive listing preserves Church Ministry vacancies organized by state, including openings for pastors, worship leaders, children’s ministers, and other church staff roles.
April 19, 2009
Megachurches: By the Numbers
Kent E. Fillinger and Ben Simms report 2008 growth data from megachurches and emerging megachurches, including fastest-growing churches, attendance averages, baptisms, state totals, and overall growth trends.
March 25, 2009
Interview with Jeff Vines
Jeff Vines explains how Christ’s Church of the Valley prepared for a sermon on baptism that led to hundreds of people responding in obedience.
March 1, 2009
What Happened When I Preached on Baptism?
Brian Jones reflects on the pastoral challenge of teaching about baptism, introducing Christian Standard’s Baptism: 7 Practical Perspectives resource and the questions surrounding baptism’s meaning and importance.
August 10, 2008
Thursday Night Pursuits
When hunting season emptied Sunday seats, Libby Christian Church launched a Thursday service for outdoorsmen—and discovered a creative outreach that reached hunters far beyond expectations.
October 7, 2007
Cultivating Church Leadership Through Internships
Church leadership internships: How internships can help churches raise up leaders from within As churches grow, leadership gaps can stall momentum. This article explains how one church developed a practical, step-by-step approach to identify potential leaders, disciple them, and progressively increase responsibility through internships. The goal is to cultivate gifts and build a healthy leadership pipeline from within the congregation. Identify leaders early and build intentional pathways for development. Use internships to formalize responsibility and increase accountability. Create a clear process that moves people from volunteer roles toward staff roles. By Kevin Stone As Christ’s Church of the Valley’s executive
April 15, 2007
MEGACHURCH PROFILE: Parkway Christian, Surprise, AZ
Parkway Christian Church in Surprise, Arizona, grew through counterintuitive service decisions, multiple worship styles, and a strong small-group follow-up system—planning new venues while keeping worship environments intentionally intimate.
April 11, 2007
Interview with Sue Wilson
Sue Wilson shares candid insight on marriage, ministry partnership, and the pressures of being a pastor’s wife at a large church. She reflects on criticism, communication, church growth, and practical advice for younger ministers’ wives.
October 29, 2006
The Male Connection: Reaching Men Involves More than Men’s Ministry
Don Wilson and Dane Johnson explain how their churches approach reaching men for Christ through challenge, sports, practical ministry, and environments designed to connect with unchurched men ages 25 to 45.
August 27, 2006
How Could a Loving God Send Anyone to Hell?
Jeff Vines answers a skeptic’s hardest question: How could a loving God send anyone to Hell? He explains Jesus’ use of gehenna and argues the deepest horror of Hell is separation from God.
March 15, 2006
Interview with Brian Jones
In this interview, pastor and author Brian Jones discusses trials, doubt, and spiritual growth as he reflects on his book Second Guessing God and why honest questions can deepen faith.
