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Youth center brings the ‘wow’ factor
A former injection molding plant is turned into a unique gathering place for young people.
Read More >Back to the future: Kids learning in community
Standing in the middle of a movie theater lobby is usually no big deal (and certainly not a spiritual moment), unless it is the first Sunday morning of Promiseland, a new ministry to children in the early days of Willow Creek Community Church. Launching a ministry to kids in an out-of-the-box, rapidly-growing, already-influential congregation was a big deal; even bigger than I realized at the time, Willow Creek church in South Barrington, IL, about to surpass the 2,000 milestone in its third year, presented a brand new approach to “church” with fresh thinking from top to bottom – except when it came to children.
Read More >Bell tower embellishes a great cathedral
Carillon of 23 bells plays automatically by a computerized system with more than 500 songs in its library.
Read More >Beyond Hollywood: Developing strategic partnerships for Christ
By now I’m relatively familiar with Hollywood. Entertainment’s hub and hometown is just up the I-5 freeway from Friends Church in Orange County, CA where I serve as teaching pastor. In October of 2010 my wife Tammy and I began to minister to a group of Christian entertainment professionals. Since founding their group, {l.a.}god, they have been able to disciple an ever-growing collection of people united in filling a void where they saw a “lack of much needed mentorship and protection from the hazards of the entertainment industry.” Out of {l.a.}god’s mass of talent was born a Christian music label, {l.a.}godMusic, whose namesake band released their debut album Shake the Earth in November 2011.
Read More >Use video to paint your sanctuary walls
Coppell, TX Baptist church uses environmental projection to tell visual stories during services.
Read More >Oregon congregation secures the finest piano available to enhance music ministry
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Salem, OR, has become the first church and the third institution in the United States to purchase the acclaimed Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano.
Read More >Why one church sold its buses and decided to rent instead
When “Old Blue” broke down with students for the fourth time in a year, it was time to make a decision.
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