Recent Issues

What Message Are You Sending Visitors?

By immediately communicating, ‘You are welcome here,’ you are answering guests’ big question: Should I be here?

The Avenue Fights Hunger Through Partnerships

Sourcing and obtaining enough food to meet the demand proved difficult. And often, the church found itself with an abundance of donated expired food.

Amy Orr Ewing: A ‘Quiet Revival’

Our congregations need to be equipped to meet the moment in the culture, so that they are ready to lead people to Jesus.

Natasha Sistrunk Robinson: A Safe Place for Women

When we survey Jesus’ encounters with vulnerable people—especially women—in the New Testament, we see him responding with kindness. Jesus loves and cares for the plight of women.

Matthew Watley: Growth Through Service

It’s not the number of people who come to church, but the number who go out to serve, that defines real growth.

Every Culture Welcome: How Growing Churches Are Reaching Different Ethnic Groups

We believe that the church should model the ethnic diversity of the area around it.

5 Cultural Trends Driving the Growth of Microchurches

The decentralized approach of microchurches allows the gospel to be heard and seen in tangible ways for different cultural subgroups.

Reaching Smallville: What Happens When Rural Pastors Band Together

Jesus cares deeply about small towns and small communities and places that no one’s ever heard of before.

Leading Local: What Life Is Like Serving Smaller Congregations

“What we have in our hands is enough for what God has called us to do. And if God wants us to do more, then he will put more in our hands.”—Aaron Tinch

Shauna Pilgreen: Love Listens

we come to know one another by translating Jesus in a way the culture can understand, because it means I’m breaking things down for both me and you. The more that happens, the more I come to know about Jesus.

Ed Stetzer: Everyone on Mission

Our congregations are the resource we need to be a force of change for Christ in our world, and it’s time to lead them to do just that.