Anita K. Palmer

Anita K. Palmer is an Outreach magazine contributing editor.

Leaders by Design: Preparing Your Church for Its Highest Priority

“Job No. 1 for pastors and ministry leaders is not preaching, counseling or sharing the gospel—it’s preparing believers to do so.”

Special Report: The Bible and the Church

“If indeed the Scriptures are ‘God-breathed,’ when you take away the breath, you’re left with what humans can produce.”

The Keys to Evangelism Success: 3 Pastors Share What’s Working

“Postmoderns, early millennials, have no trust in the church. Get them to trust you. Help them become curious.”

God’s Faithfulness: Lifegate Church

No. 30 Fastest-Growing: Lifegate Church in Nebraska Overcomes Church Split, Finds New Unity

The ‘Wow’ Factor: Crossroads Christian Church

No. 59 Fastest-Growing: Crossroads Christian Church in Texas Serves Community With State-of-the-Art Facilities

Inside-Out Living: Pinelake Church

No. 60 Fastest-Growing: Members at Pinelake Church in Mississippi Are Spurred Into Strategic Spiritual Growth

Illinois Church for the Deaf Reaches the Unreached

“The deaf are off the radar of most church leadership, and shouldn’t be,” says the Rev. Little Tom Jackson.

Special Report: The State of Church Planting Today

"All the experts say that establishing new churches is the single most effective way to spread the gospel to a broken world.”