By Will DuVal | Associate Pastor, West Hills Church
On September 30th, West Hills Church (formerly known as “Bethany Baptist Church”) celebrated 50 years of gospel ministry in West County, St. Louis. The morning began with a wonderful time of Celebration in Worship - including a medley of “songs from the decades," video testimonies from our...
By Michael Smith | Content Specialist, Converge
Distraught over a failed nine-year relationship with his girlfriend, Suresh Gaikwad finally decided to surrender his life to God in fall 2013.
The first thing the Lord told him to do was to leave India and go to America. Suresh had tried to come to the United States in 2001, but his visa...
By Gary Rohrmayer | President & Executive Minister
December is the largest giving month for most churches and non-profit organizations. Early in my ministry, I learned that most non-profits see 25% of their giving revenue come in during the last month of the year. I thought, “Wow. We must be doing really well! Our giving is spread out pretty...
By Lee Stephenson | Executive Director of Converge Church Planting
Where do I find high-capacity leaders? That’s a question and challenge any leader of an organization has asked. When it comes to leadership, you can’t recruit high-level leaders without first developing a culture to do so.
Finding, empowering and reproducing leaders is critical to the...
By Michael Smith | Content Specialist, Converge
Over the past decade, Rockford, Illinois, has become home to thousands of refugees from around the globe.
Keenly aware of the plight of refugee children and the spiritual needs that only Jesus can fulfill, in 2016 Temple Baptist Church member Heather Dellamater developed The Welcome Project, a...
By Bryan Moak | Vice President of Church Strengthening
Each one reach one - Each one raise one - Each one start one - Each one send one.
This is the call for us as a movement in Converge and each are a critical reminder of how we will build healthy, fruitful churches. One that is a specific passion for me is “Each one...
By Laura Anderson | Director of Marketing
What do you do when you can’t find the type of leaders you are looking for? Why not raise up the leaders yourself? That’s what Pastors Carlos Herrera and Jessy Padilla did when they were struggling to find the second-generation Latino leaders they were seeking....
Do you know the 2 keys for raising money in the local church?
The first key to raising money in a church setting is vision. The ability to consistently cast a clear and compelling vision is directly proportionate to your capacity to raise funds. The second key to raising money is integrity: the ability to establish trust with the congregation...
By Bryan Moak | Vice President of Church Strengthening
Last year I wrote an article sharing some lessons I learned as my wife and I were looking for a church home here in Chicago. Several people have asked about the article over this past year, so I thought I would repost it. I hope it will be helpful for you as you begin a new church season this fall.
Since coming on staff with...
By Scott Ridout | President of Converge
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8
Last spring, news of trouble at Willow Creek Community Church rippled through the evangelical world. Bill Hybels, founder of the church and the Willow Creek Association, which serves over 10,000 churches around the world, was...
