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Craig Sumey

I'm perpetually curious about the future of the Christian movement in North America and Europe, and how local congregations can structure and position themselves for maximum impact in their cultural context.

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Research paper thumbnail of From Club to Hub 2.0: How Existing Churches Can Dramatically Expand Their Impact in the Community by Sharing Their Resources with Ministry Partners and Neighborhood Confluences

This church explores a new model for vitality and local impact for local congregations- The Minis... more This church explores a new model for vitality and local impact for local congregations- The Ministry Hub. In this approach, valuable resources such as buildings and other assets held by individual congregations are for more than exclusive use, but things to generously share with a variety of community partners in a way that is mutually beneficial and consistent with the Gospel Ethic of Sharing.

Research paper thumbnail of From Club to Hub: How Existing Churches Can Dramatically Expand Their Impact in the Community by Sharing Their Resources with Ministry Partners and Neighborhood Confluences

Will the majority of single-congregation/single-site churches in North America have a future othe... more Will the majority of single-congregation/single-site churches in North America have a future other than declining attendance and membership, and too-expensive buildings being sold or torn down?
This paper - funded by a study grant from the Louisville Institute - will attempt to bring together wisdom and practical insights from new missional trends in North American ecclesiology, a Biblical Ethic of Sharing, best practices in effective church planting, and innovations from the private sector to arrive at a roadmap mission-minded congregations can use to shift from single-congregation/single-site churches to Ministry Hubs for multiple Christian communities and neighborhood confluences.

Research paper thumbnail of From Club to Hub 2.0: How Existing Churches Can Dramatically Expand Their Impact in the Community by Sharing Their Resources with Ministry Partners and Neighborhood Confluences

This church explores a new model for vitality and local impact for local congregations- The Minis... more This church explores a new model for vitality and local impact for local congregations- The Ministry Hub. In this approach, valuable resources such as buildings and other assets held by individual congregations are for more than exclusive use, but things to generously share with a variety of community partners in a way that is mutually beneficial and consistent with the Gospel Ethic of Sharing.

Research paper thumbnail of From Club to Hub: How Existing Churches Can Dramatically Expand Their Impact in the Community by Sharing Their Resources with Ministry Partners and Neighborhood Confluences

Will the majority of single-congregation/single-site churches in North America have a future othe... more Will the majority of single-congregation/single-site churches in North America have a future other than declining attendance and membership, and too-expensive buildings being sold or torn down?
This paper - funded by a study grant from the Louisville Institute - will attempt to bring together wisdom and practical insights from new missional trends in North American ecclesiology, a Biblical Ethic of Sharing, best practices in effective church planting, and innovations from the private sector to arrive at a roadmap mission-minded congregations can use to shift from single-congregation/single-site churches to Ministry Hubs for multiple Christian communities and neighborhood confluences.

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