How a Church of 30 Impacted 1,400 Kids Through Sports Ministry
Every church member helps in Harvest Fields’ signature ministry, from cutting the grass to praying for the families on each season’s sports rosters.
Author: Jessica Hanewinckel
Campbellsburg Baptist Church: Mailed With Love
This Kentucky church included more of the older seniors, giving them a script, some stationery and stamps to personally write invitations to 10 people each.
Steve Carter: My Journey Through the Desert of Grief
The lessons about grief, God and identity Steve Carter encountered after resigning from Willow Creek
Morningside Bible Church: Biker Sunday
“We’re trying to establish relationships. We think that if [bikers returning to our church] didn’t happen this year, then maybe they’ll come back next year, feel more comfortable, and then come out for something else.” —Motorcycle enthusiast Duane Kraayenbrink
Oak Park Church: Outreach in the City
Rather than solely coming alongside communities following major natural disasters, the church decided to use the ministry’s life-saving—and life-giving—equipment year-round.
Jamin Goggin: Why We Need Pastors Who Confess
"When a pastor chooses to live an unconfessed life, they put themselves in far greater danger than when being vulnerable." -Jamin Goggin
CenterPoint Church: A Steady Presence in Long Island
“Our focus is always on reaching the lost and those who are far from God. We just keep honoring God, trying to reach our community, being missional and attractional, and person by person, they keep coming through the doors.” - Pastor Brian McMillan
Sandra Peoples: Is Your Church Accessible to Families With Disabilities?
“The way a pastor treats families that have a member with a disability, the way he preaches, the way he talks about suffering, all of that matters.” -Sandra Peoples
Community Christian Church: A Warm Welcome
When people visit Community and decide to stay, Pastor John Scott says, it’s because of the worship, the teaching, the children’s ministry and, most importantly, the feeling of belonging.
Lebanon Baptist Church: A Sweet Way to Serve
Churches seem to have an expectation that people need to come to us. We need to change that paradigm.