Articles for tag: Portable Church

May 16, 2018

Beyond Building Concepts and Renovations

LifePointe Christian Church in Elk Grove, California, develops a new space to reflect what they already have—deep relationships. By Mel McGowan “Imagine the church being the community of people that it’s supposed to be, where we are choosing to connect in deep, meaningful ways with others through relationship so we can pursue life to the fullest in Jesus,” says Chris Delfs, senior pastor of LifePointe Christian Church in Elk Grove, California. Delfs is talking about something that goes beyond building concepts and renovations. He desires to re-create his congregation’s current space into something that is warm and welcoming—a beautiful

June 19, 2017

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Church Growth

WHERE’S THE STEEPLE? “” Journey Christian Church, Roswell, GA

By Justin Horey For many years, Journey Christian Church met for worship in a traditional brick building with pews and a steeple. Today the congregation worships in the media room of a local high school. But Journey Christian Church isn”t dying. Journey didn”t lose its building. The congregation willingly sold its seven-acre campus so it could spend more on “ministry and mission” and less on “mortgage and maintenance.” When senior pastor Dan Garrett arrived at Journey (then First Christian Church of Roswell) in 2011, the congregation was averaging around 150 in attendance. Though Roswell has one of the highest per-capita

June 19, 2017

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Church Growth

WHERE’S THE STEEPLE? “” 2|42 Community Church, Brighton, MI

By Justin Horey and Jennifer Johnson 2|42 Community Church (pronounced “Two Forty-Two”) didn”t mind being a portable church in its early years. In fact, lead pastor David Dummitt liked being portable. He found that the weekly set-up and tear-down made it easy to involve men, who sometimes struggle to find their place in a new church. Moreover, the lack of a building allowed 2|42 to invest more money into ministry and community outreach. During that time, Dummitt said, the number one question he heard from other pastors was, “When are you going to build?” Dummitt and his team didn”t want

April 2, 2011

Neal Windham

Stewardship & Generosity Money & Debt

Travel Light

Neal Windham urges churches to travel light, rethink debt and facilities, and embrace a new kingdom economy marked by generosity, flexibility, and mission-focused restraint.

November 13, 2010

Darin Brown

Church Planting Church & Ministry

My Journey to Journey

Darin Brown reflects on how dissatisfaction, renewed vision, and humble next steps helped transform a struggling church plant into a new season of outreach and growth.

November 15, 2009

Steve Cuss

Leadership Development Church Leadership

Growing Leaders in a Young Church: Interior and Exterior

Steve Cuss reflects on the interior life and exterior structure needed for healthy church leadership, from spiritual disciplines and dethroning idols to developing servant-hearted leaders.