church plant
At Gilead Church in Chicago, storytelling is central to worship
It's like a MOTH event—with the vulnerability of community.
Growing a garden church from food scraps and compost
We turned an empty lot in L.A. into an edible sanctuary.
When our church started receiving offerings through Venmo
The new givers are great. Their comments about why they give are even better.
Harvest in due time
Sustainability is certainly a goal for most church plants. But have denominations set up a model that is sustainable for pastors?
Going smaller and deeper
When Jeff Richards paints a picture of church in downtown Sacramento, the church doesn't tower over the other buildings. It inhabits them.
Urban experiments: Ministry in the 21st century
"I've been given an opportunity to color outside the lines," says Nanette Sawyer of Grace Commons and St James Presbyterian Church in Chicago, "the permission and charge to be creative and experimental."
New to the neighborhood: Worship and community in East Austin
Vox Veniae began as a church plant growing out of the Austin Chinese Church's ministry to Asian students. But its members felt isolated.
New clergy, new churches: Church planting as a first call
Emily Scott had an idea: what if young adults got together for a weekly agape feast? Soon St. Lydia’s was born--but Scott was not ordained.