Church Profiles

Ohio Church Makeover

This move would not only give them room to grow, but also would enable them to do a lot more to fulfill their mission of being a church focused on “building the kingdom, one life at a time.”

Grover Park Baptist Church: A Thread of Hope

At auction, the quilts go for hundreds or even thousands of dollars that directly help women and children in need, providing funds for baby and maternity items at the pregnancy resource center.

The Church at Brook Hills: Language of Love

Senior Pastor Matt Mason says Brook Hills’ ESL program is, in its own way, reaching the world for Christ.

New Life at Waters Edge: Waters Edge Church

Stuart Hodges: “We are a church that has been successful at reaching unchurched people. When you reach unchurched people, they reach other unchurched people.”

Celebrating Kingdom Wins: Celebration Church

Members of the nation's #4 Fastest-Growing Church are celebrating an awakening for God with prayer, fasting and some can't-miss speakers.

The Name Says It All: New Hope Church

Tim Liston: “We just try to grow the people. A life turned around, a saved marriage, a better dad, better people. And the result is that they invite friends and family to attend.”

A New Growth Model: South Hills Church

Chris Sonksen: “Our objective is to come alongside [small] churches that have potential to go to 200 or 300, but they just don’t have the networking or the understanding or the systems.”

How to Encourage the Gift of Time for Service

How a small New Jersey church connects its people with opportunities to serve

On This Rock: Rock City Church

Rock City Church: “We have one mission, and that is to reach the unchurched and awaken the spiritually restless to love God and love people.”

New Beginnings at Legacy: #3 Fastest-Growing Church

Read about what the nation's #3 Fastest-Growing Church does to reach and retain new believers, and as a result, grow the kingdom for Christ.

“It Made Me Want to Dance”—Lessons From a Mystery Visit

An unchurched person reports on an unannounced visit to a local church. Could it be yours?