Ideas

Right Gear, Right Time

Keeping the gospel central is what keeps a church healthy and growing, not extravagant AVL productions.

Crossroads Church: Make Yourself at Home

“We have worked very intentionally to create a family home feel as we have grown from 300 to now 3,000.” -Pastor Matt Thrasher

Faith Assembly: Enter the Mission Field

Faith Assembly offers a range of ministries aimed at every age group and stage of life so people can encounter Jesus.

North American Mission Board Launches New Compassion Ministry

New ministry partners with local and national organizations to provide dental services, smoke detectors and block party.

Privileged to Be Called ‘Planter’: Storyline Fellowship

"What has surprised us the most in this church planting adventure? The faithfulness of God to answer prayers of desperation."

Play to Your Strengths: Storyline Fellowship

"The longer I serve as a church planter, the more I’m convinced that God has wired me to pastor a particular kind of church."

Chalk It up to Providence: Mosaic Christian Church

“Sometimes aspiring church planters ask me how to grow a launch team. I tell them, ‘God must bless it or it won’t work.’”

Copy Systems, Create Culture: Mosaic Christian Church

"I realized that my temptation when planting a church was to copy the culture of several great churches I loved."

Working Toward a Spiritual Revival: Madison Church

"It became apparent that the most missional thing we could do in Madison was start a community-centric church."

When God Comes Through: Madison Church

"God showed us again that if we’re authentically seeking him in the things we do, then he’ll give us what we need."

It Feels Like Home: Village Church

“I love my city. It is a really cool place to live, and Village Church is a ‘cool’ church, but neither one of those things is the point.”