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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

Think Bigger: Why “How Do I Get Our Church To Grow?” Is The Wrong Question

I’m grateful for the church growth movement. But I want more.

Karl Vaters | October 03, 2018

Interview | CT Magazine

Francis Chan: Stop Treating the Book of Acts Like Hyperbole

The former megachurch pastor asks today’s churches to measure their practices against the New Testament standard.

Interview by Rachael Starke | September 20, 2018

‘What Should I Do to Become a Pastor?’

I work for a seminary, but my advice for aspiring ministers doesn’t start there.

Derek Hiebert | September 12, 2018

The Metrics of Mission: How to Count What Counts

Five examples of kingdom behaviors that should be quantified.

Jeff Christopherson | September 10, 2018

Renewing Your Church: The (Sometimes) Slow and Detailed Process of Revitalization

Turning a country-club-style church into a church on a mission.

William Sikes | September 07, 2018

Five Necessary Characteristics for a Church Revitalizer

What makes a pastor or a church planter great at what they do is not always the same as what allows a church revitalizer to excel.

Ed Stetzer | September 05, 2018

Celebrating 50,000 Baptisms – No Matter How Many Churches It Takes

Saddleback Church deserves to be honored for baptizing 50,000 people over the last 38 years. But we should never limit our attention to churches with outsized numbers.

Karl Vaters | August 22, 2018

Why We Stopped Taking Attendance At Our Church For A While

Getting more precise numbers wasn’t going to fix the obvious problems or identify the undiscovered ones.

Karl Vaters | August 20, 2018