September 28, 2011
Lots of new churches launched the weekend of Sept. 17, 18! Pathways Christian Church (Cincinnati, OH) Mission Church (Ventura, CA) Community Christian Church (Edgewater location, Chicago, IL) Legacy Christian Church (Menomonee Falls, WI) Lifepointe Church (Downtown location, Raleigh, NC) And one additional church launched on Sept. 25: Reunion Church (Plainfield, IN) Did we miss any? E-mail bu**@*********ub.com if you have news to share!
April 25, 2011
Restore Community Church began with a 2007 NACC vision and grew through outreach, small groups, leadership apprenticeships, multisite ministry, and generosity.
March 28, 2011
Nicholas Cox reflects on Paul’s charge to Timothy to remember Jesus Christ, showing how distraction and distortion make faithful remembering a struggle worth pursuing.
March 25, 2011
Community Christian Church in Naperville, Illinois, launched new campuses in Lemont and Chicago’s Lincoln Square area, including a school-library outreach effort at Chappell Elementary School.
January 14, 2011
Community Christian Church in Naperville challenged attendees to spend less than $2 a day on food to build awareness and compassion for people living in poverty.
October 4, 2010
Nicolas Cox reflects on Psalm 19 and explains why God’s perfect law is not a burden, but a life-giving path that draws believers closer to God.
September 28, 2010
Several Christian churches appeared on Outreach magazine’s lists of America’s largest and fastest-growing congregations, led by Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky.
June 13, 2010
Janet McMahon reflects on how leading support and recovery groups taught her to confront brokenness, seek God’s healing, and trust imperfect stories to reveal his grace.
February 28, 2010
Janet McMahon reflects on how volunteer coaching, shared responsibility, and intentional leadership structures can release leaders and help local churches care for people more effectively.
August 30, 2009
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.
August 30, 2009
Community Christian Church paused plans for a second site near Baltimore after leaders recognized warning signs and chose humility over forcing a multisite launch.
August 5, 2009
Mark A. Taylor explores how church leaders used Facebook and social networking to extend ministry, build relationships, and practice digital discipleship beyond Sunday morning.
June 17, 2009
Bob Harrington explains how churches can simplify programs and structures around discipleship, leadership development, and the mission of making disciples in relational environments.
May 17, 2009
Amy Hanson highlights practical ways churches are reaching adults 50 and older through small groups, age-specific ministries, intergenerational events, and short-term mission opportunities.
April 19, 2009
Kent Fillinger asks three megachurch pastors to assess strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats facing their congregations and large churches in general.
December 7, 2008
Dave Ferguson challenges church leaders to stop doing all the baptizing and let disciples, family members, and spiritual mentors share in the joy and responsibility of baptism.
October 12, 2008
Troy McMahon reflects on leaving engineering for ministry, planting Restore Community Church in Kansas City, and living a life shaped by risk, calling, partnership, and no regrets.
September 21, 2008
Standard Publishing and Milligan College honored eight Christian leaders at the North American Christian Convention, recognizing adults and students for servant leadership in churches and communities.
September 7, 2008
Dave Ferguson challenges church leaders to move beyond attendance and offering by developing a dashboard that measures discipleship, baptisms, leadership, artists, services, and sites.
June 18, 2008
John Chace reflects on how elders and staff share vision, shepherding, strategic planning, and support through growth, building expansion, and long-term ministry in South Florida.
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