Scott McConnell

Scott McConnell, an Outreach magazine contributing editor, is executive director of Lifeway Research. 

Church Growth in the Year of COVID

Throw out the playbook, not the mission.

What Americans Miss About the Gospel

What we can learn from new research and an ancient text

Outreach 100: Churches on Mission

Churches on the fastest-growing and largest lists share a commitment to mission both locally and globally.

The Generosity Factor: Why Growing Churches Feel Compelled to Reach Out

“To achieve our mission of reaching the world, we need to partner with and help equip other churches.”

3 Keys to Engaging a Post-Church Culture

Lessons from this year's Outreach magazine/LifeWay Research survey of large, fast-growing churches.