Church Planting

5 Innovative Ministries Shaping the Future Church

The following ministry snapshots are just a few of the examples of innovative ministries that are working well. Whether you’re a pastor, church leader or an everyday disciple looking to reach your neighborhood, we hope their stories will inspire you to innovate in your own ways.

What I Learned in the Painful Parts of Church Planting

God has worked in me more than he has through me. His love works within us like an explorer—or, in a way, a church planter—always seeking the places that have not yet met his healing love.

The Church Inside: A Look at Prison Ministry in America

This prison ministry movement equips prisoners as leaders and plants church campuses inside U.S. prisons to spread hope, discipleship, and gospel transformation.

Peyton Jones: Reimagining Church Planting—Part 1

“I had mistaken church starting for church planting. And that distinction made all the difference.”

Growing God’s Kingdom During COVID-19

6 Creative and Proven Ways to Fund Missional Goals

New Life From Every Disciple

The exponential power of a decentralized church movement

A Smaller Way

How the microchurch movement is reaching beyond church walls

The Key to Church Renewal Post-COVID-19

Why increasing the density of disciples even when the overall numbers decrease will lead to renewal

What Do We Do About Church Multiplication in 2021?

What is your vision for planting this year?

Is Now the Time for House Churches?

People are more open to smaller gatherings.

Multiplication: Over and (Down) Under

Three international leaders reflect on how God is building the church in Europe and Australia.