Resources

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

When You Don’t Want to Read the Bible

You were ultimately made to respond to God’s heart. You were made to know the voice of the Good Shepherd, to lean on his care, to depend on his provisions, to trust in his protection. You were made to come running when your Father calls you home to sit at his table!

Angulus Wilson: Evangelism Is the Heart of God

When the church taps into the mission and the heart of God, she gets mobilized, she can get revived. We can see growth and new initiative.

Witnesses in Lewisville, N.C.

Lewisville Baptist Church embraced a passion for outreach.

Turning a School Around in Knoxville, Tenn.

Grace Community Church develops a relationship with Inskip Elementary School that helps impoverished students succeed.

Transforming Lives in Peekskill, N.Y.

First Baptist Church emphasizes evangelism and reaches out to the community's thriving immigrant population.

Aiding the Unemployed in Cincinnati

Ebenezer Second Baptist Church leads a learning center that provides training for job readiness, computer literacy and more.

Sharing the Gospel With Tourists in Las Vegas

Expectation Church Network, a group of "simple churches," interacts with thousands of tourists each week.

Lending a Hand in Malden, Mo.

Stokelan Drive Christian Church is known for helping meet any need.

Small Church America

Articles, profiles, links and resources for the small church

11 Questions for (Not Just) Rural Church Leaders

Knowing your community's story is the first step to reaching its residents.