One of the most critical areas in church planting is leadership. A church planter must grow, change and develop his or her leadership style in order to take a church to the next level.

Leading one's church in a missional direction may be easier said than done. Along with the rewards come risks—both personal and corporate. In an informal survey, church leaders identified 10 …

What will make your church move from being good at planting churches, to being great? How can you build momentum, bring about multiplication and become a movement in order to accelerate your …

We show the amazing diversity of how churches are launching and using multi-site -- the idea of being one church in more than one location. We illustrate ways the movement continues to rapidly expand …

Blackhawk Church is moving forward with plans to hire a new Director of Impact, while NorthCoast Church has chosen to sit tight on its open positions. As church leaders across the country stay …

Leadership Network invited several innovative small groups pastors to explain how they have broken the mythical—and for some churches, seemingly impenetrable— 50% participation barrier …

The first-century church turned its world upside down. With God's help, churches today can do the same! It won't come about through a new church program, but rather through a new church culture&mdash …

Church Unique was written to provide a new vision playbook for church leaders. Released in 2008, Church Unique has received an amazing response from pastors and church leadership teams of all sizes …

Community service is becoming a normal part of being a regular churchgoer whether that means participating in large scale, church wide opportunities, or independent projects with small groups members …

More churches are pioneering a shift toward community service. Not only are they deploying their own members; they are engaging people outside the church to work in the community. Missional Churches …