Missional communities seek to broaden our understanding of what it means to be a local church. After four years of seminary and a brief stint as a campus pastor at one of the largest churches in ...

Pastoral ministry is fraught with difficulties, risks, and temptations. If youre a shepherd, youre a leader. That means defining the realities your group is facing, knowing what resources you have, ...

(RNS) Although megachurches were pioneers of the multisite concept, churches with as few as 50 people and as many as 15,000 have tried this approach. (RNS) The vast majority of multisite churches are ...

Each year, the “nones” in our society (those who check “none” for religious affiliation) grow at an astounding rate. Some have used those statistics to declare the end of the American church. And ...

As we cross the threshold of a rapidly shifting global landscape, the Church must prepare itself for tectonic changes that will redefine its mission, methods, and missiology. We are living in a kairos ...

Providence United Methodist Church started eight years ago in a park. The church plant is part of a growing effort by Protestant denominations to start new churches. But it's a tough task. Last year, ...

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Imagine a church with no pulpit. Imagine a church with no choir. Try to wrap your head around a church with no VIP parking and no chance of NOT getting good seating, because the service could be in ...