From 40 People to 1,800: The Power of Taking Church to the People
Instead of asking people to come to them, one church asked, “What if we go to them?” The result: a thriving, multi-campus ministry reaching diverse communities.
Author: Christy Heitger-Ewing
Being the Hands and Feet: How The Point Church Serves Charlottesville
From hosting neighborhood cookouts for seniors to overhauling school courtyards, The Point Church is transforming Charlottesville, Virginia, through tangible acts of service and a commitment to being a "lighthouse for unity."
Saving Grace Church: Saving Grace in Battle Ground
Various outreaches include providing professional haircuts and distributing snack and hydration packs to the unhoused.
Acts Full Gospel Church of God in Christ: Back to Basics
Every Saturday church members divided up and spread out across Oakland, California, returning to a tried-and-true evangelism method of knocking on doors.
Boyd Avenue Baptist Church: Open Invite
Some of the players on the women’s basketball team were initially reluctant to come until a woman from the congregation befriended them.
Greenwood Baptist Church: No Strings Attached
The church leadership purposefully lowers what they ask their people to do so that anyone—introverts, kids, the elderly—can be involved.
The Block Church: See You at the Block
The spiritual dynamic of The Block Church changed dramatically when the leadership made the decision to raise up and develop an intercessors ministry.
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.
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.
FBC Simpsonville: Raising the Sails
Pastor Wayne Bray maintains that God has organically been building and evolving their church year after year.