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.

Finding a Better Facility for Your Church Plant

Creative solutions to the conundrum that faces every new church

4 Benefits of Planting a Church With New Believers

What you gain when you don’t overlook new converts.

Multisite Campus Handbook and Best Practices

The one church-multiple locations concept has seen many expressions throughout church history as church leaders adapted to changing cultural realities and leveraged technological advances.

Getting Honest About Church Planting

5 almost-universal truths you can expect in your church planting adventure

Who Really Gets the Glory in Church Planting?

Are we truly finding our identity in Christ, or are we finding it in what we do for him.

Multiplication Mindset

A South Carolina Pastor Models the Journey of Discipleship

5 Tips to Survive Planting a Church

Here are the most significant lessons I've learned as a church planter.

Leading Through Change Without Losing Your Soul

"Three words best describe how I’ve often felt in the midst of leading change: Alone, frustrated and defeated."