Embracing Millennials: Embrace Church
Adam Weber: “People started to tell us, ‘This is what we love so much about your church—you’re just so real.’ … II you tried to create it, it would come off as used car salesman.”
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Jerry Harris: Broader Horizons
“While our attendance and decision numbers are important to us, the more meaningful measurements are numbers of small group leaders, groups and apprentices.”
Matt Carter: Becoming a Church for the City
"We win not simply by how much and how well we can gather people, but by how much and how well we can release people into the city.”
A Healing River: River of Life Christian Church
Tong Liu: “People are broken spiritually and suffer from physical diseases, so we focus on a healing ministry, and that really draws a lot of people to Christ.”
Harvey Turner: Disciples Make Disciples
"If we grow in weekend numbers but we don't in other areas, we don't consider that to be a win."
High Impact in Arizona: Impact Church
With God's help, Impact Church has gone from nearly dying to now thriving and expanding. It's the #9 Fastest- Growing Church in the U.S. in 2013.
Tim Harlow: Beyond "Nickels and Noses"
“We measure the same as anyone: nickels and noses. But everyone is trying to figure out how to measure the deeper discipleship issues.”
One Life to Invest: One Life Church
Bret Nicholson: "It's the old thing: If you want to add, develop followers. To multiply, develop leaders. We try to give ownership with leadership.”
Randy Frazee: Macromanage From Mission
“Macromanage from a clear mission, vision, values and plan, and you don't have to wear yourself out micromanaging.”
A Place to Belong: First Hattiesburg
Jeff Clark: “When we got past losing all the rich people and the community influencers, we exploded in growth. It freed us up to be who we really are: a church for the unchurched.”
