Author/translator of 100 books, Abdul Noor used literacy campaigns and Bible-based preaching to spread the gospel.

More small churches are joining big ones in order to keep their doors open. Can multisite congregations grow without treating congregations as little more than real estate?

(UPDATED) Funeral for Andrew Chan, whom Sydney pastor communicated with 'almost every day,' involves his own eulogy.

Pastor and author compares his life to Benjamin Button: 'I have lived a sort of backwards life.'

Succession plans can destroy a church. Or help it thrive for years to come. What are the keys to success?

(UPDATED) New Year begins with 11 independent congregations taking on new names.

(UPDATED) Children reportedly divided on allegations over who should control megachurch pastor's sermons.

Megachurch pastor confesses board slandered three elders as 'false messengers' last year.

Leadership Network and Vanderbloemen find what determines pastor salaries (and who might be most underpaid).

(UPDATED) Radio show defends dropping John Munro, says 'misinformation and rumors' of 'being unfair' to Calvary Church pastor are 'harmful.'

Over six years, more than 4,000 unchurched mystery guests visited churches of all sizes across the U.S. Here’s what they thought.

Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale explains why it took down Bob Coy's teachings on marriage.

(UPDATED) 'My angry-young-prophet days are over,' Seattle pastor tells Mars Hill Church. First step: He's quitting social media.

(UPDATED) Pastors defend character of South Korean pastor David Yonggi Cho, who bought stock from 'prodigal' son, evaded taxes.

And other 2013 year-end status updates from Leadership Network.

(UPDATED) Two Orlando-area megachurches ask for prayers for grieving family; Kay Warren, who recently lost her own son to suicide, reacts.

How the megachurch healed—by remembering what it means to be the local church.

(UPDATED) Steven Furtick apologizes to Elevation Church, explains why 'big house' media stories are not 'an attack.'

(UPDATED) Infections hit second-highest total since disease eradicated from U.S. in 2000.