For many years, the common idea of evangelical church growth was centered around growing bigger – that is, envisioning more people coming through their doors. Some churches were starting new ones, and we can consider them the pioneers of … Continue reading
When Faith Promise Church in Knoxville, TN, prepared to launch their sixth active campus, they were compelled to use a portable rather than permanent space. Much of the decision was made on value-based strategies that have been adopted over years … Continue reading
Our clients come to us with all kinds of inspirational, cool, and even fun, “crazy” ideas for their worship, kids, and community areas. And while portability has its unique challenges – largely because of different facilities, team sizes, kingdom-building visions, … Continue reading
What’s happening in the movement of multisite churches? Here’s one big thing: we’re seeing an increase of churches that plant new churches even in the relatively small domain of portable churches that we serve. But there is evidence of a … Continue reading
We hear about trends all the time. We know when fall is around the corner, because even before the first leaf turns yellow Starbucks re-introduces the Pumpkin Spice Latte. Fashion trends come and go and come back again – you … Continue reading
Missiologist C. Peter Wagner once said, “Planting new churches is the most effective evangelistic methodology known under heaven.” These days, this is becoming more and more apparent. According to our new church planter survey, a third or more of churchgoers … Continue reading
We recently introduced in partnership with Leadership Network a report that will help pastors and church leaders make a decision based on the question, “Should we start a new church/campus?” This infographic is the best representation of the 5 major reasons … Continue reading
There is a common question heard in the church community. Should we launch a new church/campus or invest more in our main campus? With pastors envisioning a brand-new church or large churches talking about their desire to open an additional … Continue reading
We’re pleased to be sharing this guest post on our blog today, from Jeff Brodie of Connexus Church in Ontario, north of Toronto. Finding volunteers can be a challenge in ministry, and I often have church leaders ask me “How … Continue reading
Having been a church planter (been there, done that, got the t-shirt and the scars), the first piece of advice I have for you is, “Don’t go alone!” It is way too easy to think that just you and your … Continue reading
