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City Church: ‘It’s Worth Being a Little Uncomfortable’

Janna Firestone -
Because we have been a church plant with steady growth, we have always had to be very openhanded and very open to change.
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Pantano Christian Church: A Change of Life

Stephen R. Clark -
Making people feel welcome is everyone’s job. Pantano sees a wide diversity in the congregation across nearly every demographic: ethnicity, race, socioeconomic, etc.
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Long Hollow Church: Blooms of Love

Meredee Berg -
In addition to bouquets, widows receive gifts including devotionals, truffles and tea towels on Valentine's Day.
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Christmas

Mountain Life Church: Christmas Blessings

Gail Allyn Short -
Mountain Life Church purchased Christmas trees from a local nursery at cost and organized a Christmas tree lot on church grounds.
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Quay Church: Sled Dogs Over Show Dogs

Nadra Kareem Nittle -
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.
Ideas

Boyd Avenue Baptist Church: Open Invite

Christy Heitger-Ewing -
Some of the players on the women’s basketball team were initially reluctant to come until a woman from the congregation befriended them.
Ideas

Greenwood Baptist Church: No Strings Attached

Christy Heitger-Ewing -
The church leadership purposefully lowers what they ask their people to do so that anyone—introverts, kids, the elderly—can be involved.
Ideas

The Block Church: See You at the Block

Christy Heitger-Ewing -
The spiritual dynamic of The Block Church changed dramatically when the leadership made the decision to raise up and develop an intercessors ministry.
Ideas

North Jersey Vineyard Church: The Edge of Ministry

Joseph Cottle -
The congregation is about 25% white, 40% Latino, 20% Asian and 15% to 20% African American and African. Eighty different nationalities are represented in the church, and 475 people made first-time commitments to Jesus during services in 2024.
Ideas

Oak Park Church: Outreach in the City

Jessica Hanewinckel -
Rather than solely coming alongside communities following major natural disasters, the church decided to use the ministry’s life-saving—and life-giving—equipment year-round.
Ideas

First Baptist Leesburg: More Than Sunday Morning

Christy Heitger-Ewing -
“We minister to the broken people in our community through many ministries, and we attract a lot of people who want to join our church because of our ministries,” says Art Ayris, executive pastor of administration at First Baptist.
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