Stories of multiplication.
Movement is made of people. These are the planters, sending churches, and cities being changed as 1,000 churches take root.
From one plant to three campuses in 18 months.
184 baptisms in year one. Two planters sent in year two. The story of Pastor Marcus and the converted theater on Damen Avenue.
From a living room to launch in nine months.
A bivocational planter, a borrowed coffee shop, and a Tuesday-night prayer meeting that wouldn't quit.
Resurrection in a converted mechanic shop.
How a small group of neighbors became a hub of restoration for an entire stretch of Michigan Avenue.
The pastor who almost said no.
He was content as a worship leader. Then his sending pastor asked one question that changed his next decade.
A neighborhood church for a forgotten neighborhood.
Mercy ministry, neighborhood dinners, and the slow work of becoming part of a community before becoming its church.
When the daughter church outgrew the mother.
On the joy of being eclipsed — and what it means to build something you don't need to own.
Three questions. Three answers.
Why should I join?
These aren't case studies — they're proof. Every story is a real pastor, a real city, and a real congregation walking the same four pathways your church is being invited into.
How do I start?
Read two stories from churches your size. Notice the patterns: a discerned candidate, an APEX assessment, an incubation season, a public launch.
What's my next step?
Add your church to the next story by committing to plant. We'll feature your plant when it launches.
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