Recommended resources
The best church-growth resources on the internet.
A hand-picked, organized directory of research, books, podcasts, training, and tools to help you lead your church past 100 and beyond. Free, and no sign-up required.
Church Health & Revitalization
Thom Rainer's community, coaching, and tools for healthier churches.
Consulting and a clear process for churches stuck on a growth plateau.
Free resources for building healthy churches around nine biblical marks.
A global church-planting network with assessment and resources.
Help for revitalizing and replanting declining churches.
Diagnose and grow your church's eight quality characteristics.
Discipleship & Assimilation
A national forum and resources focused on making disciples.
Decades of trusted disciple-making tools and materials.
A huge streaming library of Bible studies for groups and families.
Relational discipleship training built around small groups.
Rick Warren's Saddleback resources, including the assimilation classes.
Leadership & Strategy
Practical leadership content, courses, and a top-ranked church podcast.
Leadership training, content, and the Global Leadership Summit.
Staffing, succession, and team-health help for churches and ministries.
Vision clarity and disciple-making frameworks for leaders.
Patrick Lencioni's org-health and team tools (Five Dysfunctions of a Team).
Michael Hyatt's goal-setting and productivity systems for leaders.
News & Magazines
News, analysis, and ministry resources for the global church.
Daily articles and free downloads across every ministry area.
Ideas, interviews, and the annual fastest-growing churches lists.
Financial transparency and accountability ratings for ministries.
Outreach & Evangelism
Tools, campaigns, and products to help you reach your community.
A proven, conversational series for introducing people to the faith.
Training to start spiritual conversations and small discovery groups.
Equipping students and churches for everyday evangelism.
Evangelism training and the Christian Life and Witness Course.
Podcasts
Interviews and insights for church leaders.
Practical episodes on leading and growing churches.
Strategy conversations for churches that want to grow.
Tactical, no-fluff ideas from fast-growing churches.
Encouragement and ideas for the average-sized church.
Preaching & Teaching
Articles, sermons, and a deep library of theological resources.
John Piper's sermons, articles, and books, free online.
Sermon illustrations, prep tools, and audio from Christianity Today.
Study and sermon-prep software with a vast digital library.
Sermons, series ideas, and media for preachers.
Research & Statistics
Trends and research on faith, culture, and the American church.
Studies and statistics to help churches make informed decisions.
In-depth data on religious belief and practice in the U.S. and worldwide.
Academic research and the long-running National Congregations Study.
National survey data on congregational vitality and trends.
Polling on church attendance, belief, and confidence in religion.
Tools & Software
Church apps, people, websites, giving, and media hosting in one platform.
Modular church management: people, services, giving, and groups.
Giving and engagement tools, popular with larger churches.
Online and text giving, church management, and apps.
Tools and a network to connect with and grow your people.
Free, easy graphic design for social posts, slides, and print.
Training & Conferences
Church-planting and multiplication training, events, and free eBooks.
Leadership conferences and content for next-generation leaders.
Training for family ministry and reaching the next generation.
A two-day leadership training event hosted at sites worldwide.
