Megachurch

Pantano Christian Church: A Change of Life

Making people feel welcome is everyone’s job. Pantano sees a wide diversity in the congregation across nearly every demographic: ethnicity, race, socioeconomic, etc.

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.

Riding the Ministry Roller Coaster

All ministries have seasons of peaks and valleys, but there's a sustaining secret to the journey that's easy to overlook.

7 Updated Trends on Megachurches in America

Thom Rainer: "There continues to be a shift of members and attendees from smaller churches to larger churches, particularly megachurches."

MegaChange: 10 Trends Reshaping the American Megachurch

"We see online church as very much a part of our future and believe it is a continuing trend in the global church," says Bobby Gruenewald.

The Outreach 100 Fastest-Growing and Largest Churches in America

View the Outreach 100 lists online for the first time ever and see what's trending in the largest and fastest-growing churches today.

Guiding Guests to Greater Involvement

How Substance Church in Roseville, Minn., quickly connects new attendees with friends and a ministry

Why Thinning the Herd Can Be a Bad Idea

Larry Osborne: Jesus came to make the kingdom of God more accessible, not to impose stricter standards to exclude people.

The Limits of Large

Eugene Cho: “Numbers don’t guide us—the Holy Spirit does.”

Is Your Church a Monument or Mission Station?

Have we, in our enthusiasm to get home to heaven, forgotten the fundamental reason for the church’s existence in the community?