Ideas

Community Presbyterian Church: A Warm Meal and a Welcome

Visitors have described the center as a place that “restores your faith in humanity.”

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

TED Talks to Inspire Creativity

Featuring talks from David Kelley, Adam Grant and Linda Hill

Your Space Can Tell Powerful Stories

Great spaces, art and stories let us join God in reflecting his image.

Getting Away to Find New Ideas

Anthony Miller, pastor of communications at Saddleback Church, outlines how his team innovates.

Books to Inspire Your Creativity

This collection of books will help you create new ideas and implement them.

How to Create a Storm of Ideas

A sampling of methods for generating new ideas in a group.

How to Create Entry Points for Visitors

Attending a church for the first time can be intimidating. Here are ways to ease vistors' transition.

Big-Box Retailers’ Loss Can Be the Church’s Gain

A Las Vegas church is thinking inside the box-store for its new sanctuary.

‘A Manifest Presence of God’: BattleCreek Church

Ministering to Youth Is Foundational for Oklahoma Church