An Indelible Mark of Caring: Watermark Community Church
Todd Wagner: “Small-minded leaders focus on programs, and great leaders focus on values.”
Church Profiles
Embracing Millennials: Embrace Church
Adam Weber: “People started to tell us, ‘This is what we love so much about your church—you’re just so real.’ … II you tried to create it, it would come off as used car salesman.”
Doing a Few Things Well: Lamb of God Lutheran Church
Be very clear about doing one thing and doing it well, not several things in a “kinda-sorta” way. Make it the thing people see and say, “Oh, yeah, that’s the church that feeds the homeless.”
A Healing River: River of Life Christian Church
Tong Liu: “People are broken spiritually and suffer from physical diseases, so we focus on a healing ministry, and that really draws a lot of people to Christ.”
“They Value Community”—Lessons From a Mystery Visit
An unchurched person reports on an unannounced visit to Triumph Church in Detroit, Mich.
High Impact in Arizona: Impact Church
With God's help, Impact Church has gone from nearly dying to now thriving and expanding. It's the #9 Fastest- Growing Church in the U.S. in 2013.
Organic Growth: Sagebrush Community Church
Sagebrush Community Church Opens New Campuses Using a Host Group Model
It Takes a Village: RiverTree Christian Church
RiverTree Christian Church Plants a Network of Discipleship “Villages” to Reach Into the Inner City
One Life to Invest: One Life Church
Bret Nicholson: "It's the old thing: If you want to add, develop followers. To multiply, develop leaders. We try to give ownership with leadership.”
“Look Outside Your Walls”—Lessons From a Mystery Visit
An unchurched person reports on an unannounced visit to a local church. Could it be yours?