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.

6 Church Planting Mistakes I Made

These are the things I wish I could do over.

Overcoming Obstacles While Planting a Church

Like any movement, challenges exist that threaten the vitality and longevity of church planting.

8 Things Not to Do When Planting a Church

Here's a list of things I wouldn't do again if I were planting another church.

Together on Mission

First, we need an environment in which evangelism and disciple making are normalized for followers of Jesus. Second, we need healthy faith communities that can sustain multiplication.

5 Questions Every Church Must Ask

For our churches to have a future, we must be willing to ask ourselves these foundational questions.

Should All Churches Reproduce?

6 questions to ask before deciding to multiply.

The Seeds of Exponential Church Growth

Take Up the Multiplication Intent of Jesus

Want to Grow the Church? Understand Your Cultural Soil

In order to effectively plant and spread the gospel in today's communities, we must understand and cultivate the cultural soil around us.