Recent Issues

Oak Park Church: Outreach in the City

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.

First Baptist Leesburg: More Than Sunday Morning

“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.

Fastest-Growing Churches: Lessons From the Front Lines

“People see “big C” church as judgy, legalistic rules. If we can work together and show the opposite of that, I feel like that’s our role: to rewrite the narrative of church based on serving.” —Meghan Smith, Trace Church

Sept/Oct 2010: Global Outreach

New ways churches are discovering their global vision

July/Aug 2010: Small Church America

Diverse, Authentic, Creative: How smaller congregations are making an impact

May/June 2010: Men's Outreach, Women's Outreach

Men and Women: Can the Church Connect? Culture shifts. Needs change. Old methods may be less effective. How are churches adapting? Men are missing in large numbers...

March/April 2010: Resources of the Year

7th annual celebration of the best in books and media focused on evangelism, apologetics, cross-cultural ministry and more, plus Brenda Salter McNeil's provocative question: "Where's the other half of the Gospel?"

Jan/Feb 2010: Ministry Breakthroughs

Celebrating transforative moments of new outreach success

Nov/Dec 09: The Unchurched

3 Perspectives on Ministry: Dan Kimball, Eric Bryant, Randy Frazee

May/June 09: Vital Church

Church health assessment, prescription for strength, stories of new life

Nov/Dec 08: Poverty & Outreach

Is your church ready to respond to "the least of these"?