A study released by Baylor called The Role of Community Service in the Faith Development of Adolescents recognizes families serving together as a key component to the “stickiness” factor of teen faith. So how are churches fulfilling that “service” need for families? Read about:

Fast Forwarding Your Church's Engagement in the Community
Going Outside the Church Walls
Planting a New Outreach Ministry
Missional Households
Externally Focused Churches Becoming the New Norm
Churches in Missional Renaissance
The Changing Role of Large Church Senior Pastors: Trends and Developments
The Heartbeat of Rising Influence Churches
Breaking Through Growth Barriers In New Churches
Externally Focused Churches Becoming the New Norm
Changes in American Megachurches
Inside The World Of Executive Pastors: Leadership Network's 2009 Survey
Avoiding the Money Conflict
The New Role for Western Missionaries
Church Health Survey Questionnaire
Missional Households
Changing Metrics: The Benefits of Measuring Devotion and Obedience, Not Just Numbers
Brave New Women
Externally Focused Churches Becoming the New Norm
How Secure is Your Children's Ministry