Ideas

Ohio Church Makeover

This move would not only give them room to grow, but also would enable them to do a lot more to fulfill their mission of being a church focused on “building the kingdom, one life at a time.”

How Much Tech Do You Actually Need?

Because you cannot do this alone, you are going to have to trust the right individuals who know more about tech than you do. Your calling is to shepherd. Do that.

Grover Park Baptist Church: A Thread of Hope

At auction, the quilts go for hundreds or even thousands of dollars that directly help women and children in need, providing funds for baby and maternity items at the pregnancy resource center.

How to Use AI to Repurpose Sermons for Social Media

Most churches have limited time, budget and staff resources, yet they face increasingly high expectations for quality content that engages their congregation and reaches new people.

Ideas: Unusual Dates for Outreach, Celebrate Ordinary Time, and More

Get the whole church involved in these ideas to spend meaningful time together and engage with your neighbors.

Trace Church: Waving the White Towel

Since Trace Church started using these white towels, baptism numbers have skyrocketed.

ACTS Church Lakeway: An Incubator for Church Planters

The plan was to incubate church planters within existing churches and then release them after six to nine months to plant the network’s next church

Suncrest Christian Church: A Church Worth Reproducing

In its first decade, Suncrest was a young, small church without the resources to do what they’re doing now.

Sending Over Seating: West Ridge Church Is Set to Launch Its 125th Church

West Ridge focuses on raising up the next generation from within the church to send out and either be church planters or serve as part of a church planting team.

Machine Yearning: Discipling Young People in the Age of AI

AI is not the enemy; it is a tool. But it is a tool that demands careful stewardship.

Campus Connections: A Focus on College Students Drives Iowa Church Planting

Although people tend to think that university students are hard to reach, Mark Vance disagrees. “The college campus is actually freakishly wildly open to the gospel.”