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Pastor of the Month: Rich Villodas of New Life Fellowship
The Brooklyn-born lead pastor of New Life Fellowship is helping churches rediscover a slower, deeper, more emotionally healthy way to follow Jesus.
Marcus Reed · 7 min
Three Church Leaders to Watch in 2026: Dharius Daniels, Corey Brooks and Philip Anthony Mitchell
Pastor Dharius Daniels, Pastor Corey Brooks and Philip Anthony Mitchell are leading in three very different ways, but each is forcing the church to think more seriously about transformation, community impact and discipleship.
Christianpreneur Staff · 14 min
This Church Helped Cancel $35M in Medical Debt
Transformation Church in South Carolina helped erase $34.9 million in medical debt for more than 17,500 people across the Carolinas. The story is a powerful example of what can happen when generosity, strategy and community partnership work together.
Rachel Thompson · 4 min
The Church Can't Be Healthier Than Its Leaders
Why Peter Scazzero's The Emotionally Healthy Church remains one of the most important books for pastors, ministry teams, and church leaders who want lasting transformation instead of surface-level growth.
David Collins · 14 min
What We Like About Transformation
Transformation Church has built one of the most recognizable modern church brands in America, but the lights, creativity, viral sermons and unconventional presentation are only part of the story. What may be most worth studying is a culture of generosity and a willingness to reach people much of the church had quietly stopped expecting to come.
Marcus Reed · 8 min
Four Churches, Four Models: What Healthy Ministry Looks Like in America Today
2819 Church, New Life Covenant Church Southeast, Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, and Change Church demonstrate that effective ministry does not have one appearance, one worship style, or one growth formula.
David Collins · 13 min
Stop Trying to Make Church Cool: How to Engage Adults Under 50 With Something Deeper
Younger adults are not one generation, and they are not all hostile to faith. Churches that want to reach them need more than modern branding. They need credible leadership, meaningful relationships, practical discipleship, honest preaching, digital connection, and room for younger people to help shape the ministry.
Sarah Mitchell · 14 min
The Offering Is Sacred. It Is Not a Complete Financial Strategy.
Churches should continue teaching biblical generosity, but growing community needs, changing participation patterns, aging facilities, and economic uncertainty require leaders to think beyond one weekly revenue stream.
Rachel Thompson · 14 min
What Wheeler Avenue Can Teach the Modern Church About Legacy, Leadership and Lasting Impact
A historic Houston congregation demonstrates how churches can honor their past, navigate pastoral succession, serve the total person, and remain relevant without surrendering their identity.
Marcus Reed · 11 min
Your Church Already Has a Culture. The Question Is Whether It Is Healthy.
Church culture is not created by mission statements, slogans, or Sunday experiences alone. It is revealed by what leaders tolerate, how people are treated, where accountability exists, and what repeatedly happens when no one is watching.
Marcus Reed · 13 min
Church KPIs Every Pastor Should Track Without Turning Ministry Into a Corporation
What You Measure Reveals What You Value.
Marcus Reed · 10 min
Why Your Church's Growth Strategy Should Focus on Consistency Before Expansion
Healthy Growth Is Usually Slow Before It Is Visible.
David Collins · 5 min
Managers Maintain. Leaders Multiply.
Why Christian Leaders Must Learn the Difference.
David Collins · 5 min
How Pastors Can Save 10 Hours Every Week Without Sacrificing Biblical Integrity
Ministry Was Never Meant to Be a Race Against the Clock.
Michael Reynolds · 6 min
CP Mag Honors Rev. Jesse Jackson
A tribute to Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights icon who spent six decades proving that the pulpit and the public square were never meant to be separate.
CP Mag Editorial · 6 min
Millennials Are Coming Back to Church
After a decade of decline, church attendance among young adults is quietly rising, and the fastest growing congregations are not the ones chasing trends.
Deborah Ellison · 7 min
Is Your Pastor Depressed?
Clergy burnout has become a staffing crisis most congregations are not structured to catch early. What the warning signs look like and how boards can respond.
Jonathan Reece · 8 min