Church Growth Resources
growth & renewal
The resources on this page suggest intentional strategies to strengthen faith, increase membership, and revitalize communities.
Recorded Webinars
Discover how to grow your church with our helpful webinars. Get practical tips for renewal and community outreach.
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Additional resources
Evangelism
Evangelism Connections
The resources here include stories about evangelism, religious humor, popular trends, recommended resources, and links to many other Christian evangelism sites.
Faith Storytelling Toolkit
Faith Formation Ministries of the Christian Reformed Church offers this online resource with practical, doable strategies for sharing faith stories together.
Ministry Matters
The Evangelism section of this website has numerous articles relating to the topic.
Growth
10 Very Possible Reasons Your Church Isn’t Growing
This article is from Carey Nieuwhof’s website
Congregational Consulting Group
This group consists of former consultants of the Alban Institute who publish weekly thoughts on topics of interest to leaders of congregations and other purpose-driven organizations.
Congregational Growth
This publication from Faith Communities Today looks at aspects of congregational life that deserve careful attention when thinking about the challenges of numerical growth.
Faith and Leadership
This is the online magazine of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity and aims to create lasting change by strengthening the ecology of Christian institutions that enable U.S. congregations and pastors to flourish.
Twenty Years of Congregational Change
This comprehensive report analyzes the trends and challenges faced by religious congregations in the United States over the past two decades.
Fresh Expressions US
This website offers ideas for starting churches with people who don’t go to church. It offers live workshops and resources to help revitalizes churches, help them to connect with new people, and empower pioneering leaders.
Lewis Center for Church Leadership
This website seeks to promote the effective and faithful practice of Christian leadership in the church and the world.
Member Assimilation
Attracting and Keeping Congregational Members
This publication from Faith Communities Today offers research, insights, and resources to help church leaders deal constructively with integrating and energizing both new and old congregational participants.
Five Incredible Steps to Close the Back Door in Your Church
This post is from Thom Rainer’s website.