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From mentoring pastors to sharing ministry resources, fast-growing churches are helping other congregations thrive. Their stories show how collaboration, generosity and a kingdom-first mindset can strengthen churches and expand their collective impact.
America’s loneliness epidemic presents a powerful missional opportunity for churches. By prioritizing relationships, small groups and collaborative leadership, congregations can help people find belonging and grow in faith.
At Summit Christian Church in Sparks, Nevada, newcomers are invited to bring their doubts, baggage and hurts. That belong-before-you-believe culture is fueling growth and changing lives.
Christian leadership is a lifelong journey of growth, health and multiplication. Understanding the seasons of a leader’s life can help us thrive now and finish well.
When Worthington Christian Church (WCC) in Columbus, Ohio, marked its 50th anniversary in fall 2025, Lead Minister Austin Seevers wanted the milestone to spark movement in the church. So instead of simply celebrating the past, he invited the congregation to rediscover it—and, in doing so, rediscover themselves. The season became a catalyst for reflection and … Continued
Jeremy McGarity has seen church growth from both sides—as a church planter and as the pastor of an established congregation. At Skyline Church, he is emphasizing relational evangelism, discipleship and a culture of invitation to help people take their next step toward Christ.
Both the pastor and the congregation must recognize that the pastor’s highest-leverage work must focus on sharing ministry by developing leaders who can in turn care for and develop others. This realization is simultaneously liberating and threatening: liberating because it means a way forward exists; threatening because it requires a fundamental change for both pastors and congregations. Pastors must shift their own self-understanding, and congregations must change the fundamental expectations they have of their pastors.
