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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.

The Comeback Church: Seizing the Cultural Moment

Take another look at what Jesus said: “I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”

Who’s Up Next?

“A leader’s legacy doesn’t matter more than the legacy of Jesus Christ, so I am going to take the time it takes to pour into the next people who are going to come do what I am [doing].” —Hayden Gregory

New Data Reveals Christmas Churchgoing Trends

Most Americans attend church during the Christmas season, and many would come if invited, new LifeWay Research study finds.

How to Transition to Living Color

How Garfield Memorial Church in Ohio Turned a Multiethnic Corner

Discipleship: Are We Hosts or Producers?

Bobby Gruenewald: “The tension isn’t as much between evangelism or discipleship, but how actively we participate in both."

Re-Engaging the Dechurched: Lessons From Burning Man

Three themes from the annual festival that can help us better reach the younger, dechurched, spiritually seeking generation.

What Can We Learn From Early Church Evangelism?

How can Christians of the past positively affect the ways we share Christ with others today?

9 Common Church Change Mistakes

Being aware of these mistakes can be the difference between damaging the church and strengthening it.

WWHDD: What Would His Disciples Do?

Dan Kimball: “A disciple of Jesus should be just as passionate as his first disciples.”

6 Characteristics of Disciple-Making Churches

Higher expectations get more positive behavioral patterns. If you want to make more disciples, raise your expectations.