Megachurch

Quay Church: Sled Dogs Over Show Dogs

The area’s unique demographics—theme park employees, young professionals, retirees and tourism workers—have led to a congregation with an eclectic mix of people.

Gateway Fellowship Church: Building Community

The key is establishing real community, authentic friendships and a true relationship with the Lord.

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.

3 Ways We Miss the Mark in Church Worship

"We serve a God who loved the broken prayer of an outcast more than the confident eloquence of a Pharisee."

4 Differences Between Healthy and Unhealthy Churches

"The differences between healthy churches and unhealthy churches can be so slight, yet so deadly."

7 Indicators of Church Health

"Church growth is a 'basic instinct' for church leaders. However, church growth without church health is asking for trouble."

5 Strategies to Ignite Outreach in Your Church

Bobby Gruenewald: "Let these outreach strategies spark your team’s creative planning and problem solving."

6 Ways to Mobilize More Volunteers

"It seems the old 80/20 rule often rules—20 percent of the people do 80 percent of the work. But it doesn’t have to be like that."

Avoiding the Tradition Trap

Ed Stetzer: "We must not value our cultural expressions of the past more than the people God has sent us to in the present."

4 Steps to Generating Church Momentum

"If your church is slowly growing, struggling or just plain stuck, there is a process that can help you get moving and get growing."

3 Ways to Keep Your Church Focused on Evangelism

Ed Stetzer: "Keeping a church focused on evangelism is similar to running a marathon."