June 7, 2012
Brian Mavis draws on insights from nine church leaders and thinkers to identify seven trends shaping megachurches, including deeper discipleship, community development, new metrics, multicultural ministry, and multisite growth.
June 4, 2012
Veteran church leaders examine statistics linking pastoral tenure and church growth, considering complacency, demographics, leadership capacity, changing congregations, and whether attendance alone can measure a ministry’s effectiveness.
May 18, 2012
Eastview Christian Church senior pastor Mike Baker discusses his call to preaching, church growth, satellite churches, the Restoration Movement, Bible colleges, and why he wants to keep preaching.
April 25, 2012
Should churches be attractional or missional? Mark A. Taylor argues that healthy congregations need both—going into their communities to serve while inviting people to come and see.
April 25, 2012
Rick Grover draws on experiences with megachurches, church planting, and house churches to argue that missional and attractional approaches need not compete when the goal is making disciples of Jesus.
April 24, 2012
Brian Jobe challenges the divide between missional and attractional church models, arguing that effective churches can invite people in, build believers up, and send them out to serve.
April 11, 2012
Rick Chromey examines the experiences and attitudes that shaped Generation X and considers how Gen-X pastors may bring pragmatism, authenticity, fearlessness, and significant change to church leadership.
Mark A. Taylor looks forward to the North American Christian Convention in Orlando, where preaching, workshops, challenging seminars, and a more relaxed schedule promise a refreshing convention experience.
December 12, 2010
Mark A. Taylor considers how churches can move beyond copycat ministry models and embrace missional imagination shaped by their unique calling, community, and purpose.
September 12, 2010
Rick Grover warns that churches risk becoming “tourist churches” when young adults lose connection, purpose, and opportunities to serve within the larger body.
August 9, 2009
Church Planting Through Service in Cleveland Church planting through service helped Velocity Christian Church in Cleveland build trust before launch by serving its community with no strings attached. Scott Pugh describes how needs assessment, partnerships, and consistent acts of kindness helped the new church plant show people Jesus before telling them about Jesus. Velocity Christian Church emphasized community service before holding its first worship service. Service helped the church build trust, form relationships, and understand local needs. Pugh argues that new churches must show people Jesus before telling them about Jesus. by Scott Pugh I grew up thinking church was
November 23, 2008
William R. Baker compares the emerging church movement with the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement, highlighting shared concerns around denominationalism, vintage Christianity, and the book of Acts.
May 7, 2008
Mark A. Taylor reflects on churches without steeples, showing how ordinary acts of service, evangelism, and faithful neighborhood witness reveal the church at work beyond its walls.
September 16, 2007
Gary Zustiak explains the differences between emerging, Emergent, and missional churches, clarifying how each term relates to postmodern culture, Scripture, theology, and community engagement.
September 16, 2007
A look at the emerging church movement—its beginnings, key voices, and defining practices—plus a careful distinction between “emerging” and “Emergent,” and a critique that also notes strengths in authenticity and mission.
September 9, 2007
A church in Joplin, Missouri, discovered that missional ministry can start at home. Learn what “missional” means, how it differs from consumer church thinking, and how presence, prayer, and practical compassion can transform a community.
September 9, 2007
Cody Moore contrasts the institutional church with the missional church, arguing that Christians are called out and sent back into the world. He urges communities to measure spiritual fruit, not just budgets and attendance.
September 5, 2007
Mark A. Taylor reflects on the church’s renewed commitment to compassion and community outreach—while urging believers not to lose sight of eternity, sin, and salvation as they serve “the least of these.”
July 5, 2006
A child’s lemonade stand on an empty street becomes a reminder for churches: outreach requires more than enthusiasm. To reach a culture with Christ’s message, we must go where people are and meet real needs.
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