Magazine

First Baptist Leesburg: More Than Sunday Morning

“We minister to the broken people in our community through many ministries, and we attract a lot of people who want to join our church because of our ministries,” says Art Ayris, executive pastor of administration at First Baptist.

Fastest-Growing Churches: Lessons From the Front Lines

“People see “big C” church as judgy, legalistic rules. If we can work together and show the opposite of that, I feel like that’s our role: to rewrite the narrative of church based on serving.” —Meghan Smith, Trace Church

Evangel Church: Never Stop Serving

Last year, Evangel started a church two hours away inside the largest women’s prison in New York. A pastor and a team go every Thursday to share a message, preach and lead worship for the prisoners.

Ed Stetzer: The Power of Small

Small churches present opportunities for community and care that larger churches must work harder to cultivate.

Preaching What You Practice

It’s hard to lead an evangelistic movement in your place of ministry when reaching out to the lost is something you tend to avoid.

People Reaching People

Three important shifts contributed to the stirring of evangelism: equipping people to be everyday missionaries, elevating the role of groups, and amplifying opportunities to serve.

Friction to Fruitfulness

Church culture and polity had excluded aggressive disciple making and the idea of local churches planting churches.

Get S.M.A.R.T.E.R. About AI

Involving the congregation in decisions related to AI implementation is crucial to foster a sense of ownership.

Made to Thrive: Tips for Building a Healthy Church Culture

Culture shapes us. In a sense, it is something that happens to us.

Lisa Fields: Wrestling With Doubt

Oftentimes, what made you believe could actually make someone else disbelieve, because we’re all seeing it through different lenses.

When AI Comes to Church

One of the most impactful ways a church can harness AI is to repurpose existing resources to speak to youth and kids at their reading level.