Saturday, January 05, 2008

America's Most Innovative Churches of 2008

Here's the list of America's Most Innovative Churches of 2008 - polled by Outreach Magazine annually. We scored numero quatro this year. Not too shabby - We have an energy packed, dreaming, creative bunch of "what ifers" who are passionate about making the most of the weekend and truly reaching the lost with a clear and innovative presentation of the gospel. To top it all, we have one of the most innovative and creative lead pastors ever! His passion for the word, people, and innovation is nothing but driving and encouraging. Congrats gang .... lets keep it up! The Best is yet to come....

  1. LifeChurch.tv, Edmond, OK, Craig Groeschel
  2. Mars Hill Church, Seattle, WA, Mark Driscoll
  3. Granger Community Church, Granger, IN, Mark Beeson
  4. Flamingo Road Church, Cooper City, FL, Troy Gramling
  5. Seacoast Church, Mount Pleasant, SC, Greg Surratt
  6. Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, CA, Rick Warren
  7. Mosaic Church, Los Angeles, CA, Erwin McManus
  8. Fellowship Church, Grapevine, TX, Ed Young
  9. North Point Community Church, Alpharetta, GA, Andy Stanley
  10. Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, IL, Bill Hybels
  11. National Community Church, Washington, DC, Mark Batterson
  12. NewSpring Church, Anderson, SC, Perry Noble
  13. Community Christian Church, Naperville, IL, Dave Ferguson
  14. Elevation Church, Charlotte, SC, Steven Furtick
  15. Healing Place Church, Baton Rouge, LA, Dino Rizzo
  16. North Coast Church, Vista, CA, Larry Osborne
  17. NorthWood Church, Keller, TX, Bob Roberts
  18. NewSong Church, Irvine, CA, Dave Gibbons
  19. New Hope Christian Fellowship, Honolulu, HI, Wayne Cordeiro
  20. Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York, NY, Tim Keller
  21. Crossover Church, Tampa, FL, Tommy Kyllonen
  22. Perimeter Church, Duluth, GA, Randy Pope
  23. Mars Hill, Grandville, MI, Rob Bell
  24. The Orchard Church Community, Aurora, IL, Scott Hodge
  25. The Sanctuary Covenant Church, Minneapolis, MN, Efrem Smith

12 comments:

Jescel said...

way to go! yohooo!
only know a couple of churces in the list...anyways, happy new year to you and marcy! and i'm believing too, that the best is yet to come. (my, you should trademark this line! LOL)

all day (allen d) said...

well said bro-it is way cool to get to do what we do

Anonymous said...

"It was the glory of this great man, that he (Jonathan Edwards) had no love for innovation…. To the Scriptures he yielded the most profound reverence and the most implicit confidence."
--Timothy Dwight, president of Yale, 1795

@heredes said...

Pierson '90,

It is to the glory of these churches , that they also have no love for innovation! To the scriptures they yield with most profound reverence and most implicit confidence.

The results my friend (pierson '90) is passion & innovation. A love for the lost....


-Heredes


“Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.” - WInston Churchill

Anonymous said...

thats awesome for you guys..congrats

Dave and Vicky said...

What's up with Mosaic being number 7? Are they in the same category as all these churches? Are these all considered to carry the same belief of the Scriptures???

@heredes said...
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@heredes said...

different mosaic vicky... But they are all different denominations eventhough they are all protestant ... Mosaic is very innovative - specially in LA - with hollywood in their backyard

Jeffrey D said...

awesome.. glad to be a part of it

Dave and Vicky said...

thanks for the clarification.. :)
It's an honor to apart of such an awesome church.
What blessing the Lord has given Dave and I to minister under such an amazing vision to reach souls for Christ. I love this church and I love all those we serve with.

Rey De Armas said...

kiddo! I'm so happy for you guys! It's true. You guys are innovative. I'm excited to see what's next. Rumor is...you got a Wii! Is it true?

Dan Vukmirovich said...

Hey bro -
Congrats on numero quatro. Shouting out to ya from numero tres! Kidding! You guys are amazing. God's doing a thing. Great to watch you guys from the cold midwest. Isn't there something in the Bible about woe to you, o brood of vipers, who bask in the 80 degree sun in Miami? Somewhere I saw that...