Church Health

“The Great Commission was given to the church, and yet we see throughout scripture that it starts at the home,”

“As soon as they step off the bus they’re asking about the next year,”

“It’s so important that we stand up and show up for children, because that’s what the Lord does for us,”

"We want to teach our students that everyone they interact with should walk away feeling like they’ve been seen, known and heard, just like Jesus would treat them,”

“It's all about including those that aren’t here yet and reaching those that are lost.”

“The generation around you is hungry for something,” he said. “Take what you’re learning here and take it to the rest of your generation.”

“There were challenges, but the blessings were so rich,”

"The gospel will come out in unexpected ways at an unexpected time through unexpected people.”

Carey Nieuwhof shares about “Why the Old Model of Church No Longer Works,” and what the future of church may look like.

"We thought this was a boat trip, and now we’re facing mountains,”

“The methods may be broken, but the mission is eternal. This is the opportunity to retool the methods so that the mission gets realized.”

Churches are learning how to blend their contemporary and modern services together. Read how churches are learning to adjust worship services to be more intergenerational.

Read how Visionbridge Consulting has entered into a partnership with Texas Baptists Church Architecture and the work they are already doing with Texas Baptists churches, like Anderson Baptist Church.

See how leaders come together from different seasons of life to discuss discipleship and share stories of changed lives.

Read how Canyon Creek Baptist Church is working with Jonathan Smith, director of Church Health Strategy, to grow their congregation and foster intergenerational worship.

“We wanted to care for the people here, solidify relationships, and really help them dream again as a church and be excited about the work of God."

In the familiar cast of characters from the Christmas story, we find three women. While each has a very different life, their stories are woven together by the common threads of God’s miraculous intervention and their own quiet faithfulness.

La Primera de Arcadia ya era una iglesia dinámica y en crecimiento. Jonathan Smith pudo caminar con ellos y asegurarse de que continúen creciendo al darles las herramientas necesarias para tener éxito en el futuro venidero.