church growth

November 7 2019

Establishing a pathway for new church members

Scott Sullivan Guest Commentary church growth, discipleship, ReachingNextGen

Either you establish the culture you want, or …

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October 4 2019

12 ways we overcomplicate church leadership and church growth

Chuck Lawless Current Stories, Guest Commentary church growth, church leadership

Often as I work with churches, I’m reminded that church leadership and church growth aren’t typically “rocket science.” We leaders are the ones who make them more difficult than they ought to be. Here are some ways we do that: We work first, then pray second. When that’s our order of leadership, we make our work […]

October 1 2019

Fastest-growing, largest churches: Two Georgia churches made the list

Baptist Press Georgia church growth, churches, LifeWay Research

Bethlehem Church in Bethlehem, Georgia and Cascade Hills Church in Columbus, Georgia are among the 34 Southern Baptist congregations listed with other evangelical churches that are the fastest growing and largest congregations in the nation. GOOGLE IMAGES/Special By Diana Chandler NASHVILLE (BP) — Thirty-four Southern Baptist congregations are among the fastest growing and largest evangelical […]

Many respond to the invitation at Heritage Baptist Church.

October 1 2019

North Ga awakening coming from what is found, not what was lost

Scott Barkley Current Stories, Feature, Georgia baptism, church growth, evangelism, revival

“We don’t go by a script.”

September 25 2019

How to baptize a bunch of people

Brian Branam Current Stories, Guest Commentary baptism, church growth, evangelism

Pastor Brian Branam baptizes one of 72 Liberty Baptist baptized this summer. LIBERTY BAPTIST CHURCH In a society that seems to be “losing its religion,” is it possible to baptize a bunch of people? It’s no secret that churches are struggling. Our local newspaper recently published an article about the decline of many churches in our […]

September 3 2019

The key to college ministry is a key to church growth

Myriah Snyder Georgia, Student Life BCM, church growth, college students

Above: Joe Graham, lead state missionary for the Georgia Baptist Collegiate Ministries, speaks with Abby Everett, a teaching and discipleship intern at First Baptist Statesboro and a graduating senior at Georgia Southern. MYRIAH SNYDER/Index STATESBORO — Generation Z, typically defined as those born between 1997 and 2015, make up 26% of the population today. However, they’re still largely misunderstood. They don’t […]