Read Stories
While each church's path to ministry is unique, we can learn from one another. The following stories highlight the experiences of other churches that have ventured out in holistic mission. As these stories illustrate, there is no one template for the holistic church, no one "right" way to do ministry.
- Bethel Temple Community Bible Church: Holistic Youth Ministry
- Burlington Center Mall Ministry: The Birth of a Vision.
- Central Baptist Church: Opening the Doors of the Church to the Homeless
- Central Baptist Church: Getting the Vision Across
- Christian Stronghold Baptist Church: A Passion for Holistic Ministry
- Christian Stronghold Baptist Church: Mobilizing the Membership for Ministry
- Cookman United Methodist Church: Holistic Ministry in a Government-Funded Program
- Cookman United Methodist Church: Surviving Fears, Change, and Conflict
- Faith Assembly of God: Compassion Evangelism
- First Presbyterian Church: Sharing Faith in a Cathedral of Consumption
- First Presbyterian Church: Drawing on the Gifts of God's People
- Germantown Church of the Brethren: A Church In, Of, and For its Community
- Life in Christ Cathedral of Faith: Meeting the Needs of a Community in Crisis
- Life in Christ Cathedral of Faith and Media Presbyterian Church: Forging an Urban-Suburban Partnership
- Media Presbyterian Church: Holistic Ministry in the Suburbs
- New Covenant Church: A Crucible of Ministry Leadership Development
- New Covenant Church: Holistic Discipleship through Small Groups
- New Creation Lutheran Church / Iglesia Luterana Nueva Creación: The Empowering Gospel
- New Creation Lutheran Church / Iglesia Luterana Nueva Creación: Networking as a foundation for Outreach
- Tenth Memorial Baptist Church: Effective Ministry Partnerships
- Tenth Presbyterian Church: Sharing the Transforming Word of God
- Transformational leadership: Three faithful visionaries
- Under Construction: Churches in Transition
- Wayne Presbyterian Church: Community Organizing to "Make God's Way Known"
Note: The names of individuals used in these stories have been changed, except in the case of pastors and church leaders. Most of these church stories are adapted from Ronald J. Sider, Philip N. Olson and Heidi Rolland Unruh, Churches That Make a Difference: Reaching Your Community with Good News and Good Works. (Used by permission of Baker Books, a division of Baker Book House Company, copyright © 2002.)
