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Why Is There An Increasing Pushback Against Church Growth Principles?

As the church growth movement enters middle age, it’s time to ask some tough, but fair and necessary questions.

Karl Vaters | February 05, 2019

Breaking Church Growth Barriers Will Not Keep You From Crashing

A plea to my fellow pastors: The body of Christ wants you healthy and whole more than we need you to perform numerically.

Karl Vaters | January 28, 2019

The Problem With Using Numerical Incentives In Church Leadership

When we require the promise of numerical increase to motivate us to behave biblically, something is wrong.

Karl Vaters | January 25, 2019

5 Myth-Shattering Reasons We Have To Change Our Thinking About Church Size

History has regularly shown us that any time we equate bigger with better in the kingdom of God, it leads to problems. Big problems.

Karl Vaters | January 23, 2019

Caring Or Counting? The Pastoral Dilemma

When I’m pushing for numerical growth, I minister differently than when I’m caring for people. And not in a good way.

Karl Vaters | January 22, 2019

Grow Or Die? Actually, There’s A Third Option – Be A Great Small Church

Church growth principles are important, but we need to know what great small churches look like, too.

Karl Vaters | December 27, 2018

More Is Only Good When It’s A Byproduct Of Better

We don’t need bigger churches. We need better churches. Then we need more of them.

Karl Vaters | December 14, 2018

Book Review | CT Magazine

The Culture Wars Are Ancient History

Today’s fights over the religion in the public square are replays of fights from two thousand years ago.

Peter Leithart | November 27, 2018

Four Steps For Denominations to Resource Church Revitalization

Resourcing isn’t always monetary.

Ed Stetzer | November 24, 2018

If There’s No Church Growth Guarantee, Does It Even Matter What We Do?

Like saying “please,” using church growth principles makes church growth possible, not inevitable.

Karl Vaters | November 09, 2018

A Place for Death in the Life of the Church

What does faithful ministry look like in a church that sees more funerals than baptisms?

Cole Hartin | November 08, 2018

Church Growth: Your Results May Vary

In church growth, as in everything, we can’t take our lead from the best examples, but from typical results.

Karl Vaters | November 07, 2018

Ten Years from Now, How Secularism and Church Diversity Intersect

The geographical epicenter of our faith shift from its centuries-old home base in the West.

Ed Stetzer | October 24, 2018

Ministry Lessons from the Life of Eugene Peterson

9 church leaders share what they learned through his books, letters, and friendship.

Dean Pinter, Mark Galli, Trygve Johnson, and more | October 23, 2018

Self-Control, the Leader’s Make-or-Break Virtue

Is it possible to build willpower like a muscle?

Drew Dyck | October 15, 2018

The Embodied Church in a Digital Age

Should we cheer or moan when online churches perform virtual baptisms?

Kara Bettis | October 15, 2018

Renewing Your Church: Recalibrating Your Vision to Create Sustainability

I narrowed the process of church recalibration down to four phases.

Troy Jones | October 13, 2018

One-on-One with Mike Burnette, Pastor of America’s Fastest Growing Church

"God will grow the church when he chooses to grow it."

Ed Stetzer | October 10, 2018