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America's Most Innovative Churches of 2008
Once again, I'm going to be partnering with Outreach magazine to develop the second annual America's Most Innovative Churches list, coming in the January/February 2008 issue. Thank you for telling us about the churches YOU think are innovative, the diverse churches, perhaps under our radar, that are doing ministry "out of the box." Churches that you nominated were given to our panel of experts for consideration as they compile a list of 25 churches, both from your nominations and their own research and experience, that will be featured as America's Most Innovative Churches in 2008.
Nominated Churches
These are the churches that have been nominated to be one of America's Most Innovative Churches of 2008. At this point, nominations have closed. By the way, you are not "voting" for which churches make the Most Innovative Church list. The purpose of this lens is to provide feedback and encourage dialogue on the innovative churches that have been nominated for consideration, along with OTHER churches our panelists are considering. Remember, a nomination does not guarantee a church will appear on the list.
#1
Cornerstone Church
Midwest City, Oklahoma | Ron McKey74 points
#2
Southbrook Community Church
Charlotte, North Carolina | Rob Singleton55 points
#3
Granite State Baptist Church
Salem, New Hampshire | Anthony Milas42 points
#4
The Church at the Pen
Boise, Idaho | Ed Snyder31 points
#5
Midtown Fellowship
Columbia, South Carolina | Dustin Willis26 points
#6
Fellowship Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee | Bryan Loritts23 points
#7
LifeChurch.tv
Edmond, Oklahoma | Craig Groeschel23 points
#8
NewSpring Church
Anderson, South Carolina | Perry Noble22 points
#9
Granger Community Church
Granger, Indiana | Mark Beeson22 points
#10
Discovery Church
Blackwood, New Jersey | Randy Smith19 points
#11
New Life Outreach International Church
Richmond, Virginia | Victor Torres18 points
#12
Elevation Church
Charlotte, North Carolina | Steven Furtick16 points
#13
GracePoint
Wichita, Kansas | Bryson Butts16 points
#14
Mars Hill Church
Seattle, Washington | Mark Driscoll16 points
#15
St. Paul's Collegiate Church
Storrs, Connecticut | Ben Dubow15 points
#16
Center Pointe Christian Church
Goshen, Ohio | Ray Brock15 points
#17
North Point Community Church
Alpharetta, Georgia | Andy Stanley13 points
#18
Allison Park Church
Allison Park, Pennsylvania | Jeff Leake13 points
#19
TLC Family Church
Lakeland, Florida | Steve and Shirley Arnold12 points
#20
Oasis Church
Pembroke Pines, Florida | Guy Melton11 points
#21
Westside Family Church
Lenexa, Kansas | Dan Chaverin10 points
#22
People's Church
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Herbert Cooper9 points
#23
Seacoast Church
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina | Greg Surratt9 points
#24
The Church at South Las Vegas
Henderson, Nevada | Benny Perez9 points
#25
Fellowship Church
Grapevine, Texas | Ed Young9 points
#26
St. Michael's Church
Middletown, Rhode Island | David Klampert9 points
#27
Willow Creek Community Church
South Barrington, Illinois | Bill Hybels8 points
#28
First Church San Jose
San Jose, California | Jonathan Shoemake8 points
#29
Saddleback Church
Lake Forest, California | Rick Warren7 points
#30
Chase Oaks Church
Plano, Texas | Jeff Jones7 points
#31
Crossroads Community Church
Lawrenceville, Georgia | Kevin Myers7 points
#32
Barefoot Community Church
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Clay NeSmith7 points
#33
Christ's Church
Jacksonville, Florida | Dennis Bratton7 points
#34
Ginghamsburg Church
Tipp City, Ohio | Mike Slaughter7 points
#35
The Connection Church
Kyle, Texas | Cole Phillips6 points
#37
Bent Tree Bible Fellowship
Carrollton, Texas | Pete Briscoe6 points
#38
NewSong Church
Irvine, California | Dave Gibbons6 points
#39
Olathe Life Fellowship Church
Olathe, Kansas | Timmy Gibson6 points
#40
Imago Dei Community
Portland, Oregon | Rick McKinley6 points
#41
Purple Cow Ministries
Scott Depot, West Virginia | Kelli Frazier6 points
#42
Mariners Church
Irvine, California | Kenton Beshore5 points
#43
Flamingo Road Church
Cooper City, Florida | Troy Gramling5 points
#44
Church of the Apostles
Seattle, Washington | Karen Ward5 points
#45
Healing Place Church
Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Dino Rizzo5 points
#46
The Village Church
Highland Village, Texas | Matt Chandler5 points
#47
Community Christian Church
Naperville, Illinois | Dave Ferguson5 points
#48
Phoenix First Assembly
Phoenix, Arizona | Tommy Barnett4 points
#49
Crossroads Church
Newnan, Georgia | Ken Adams4 points
#50
Sojourn Community Church
Louisville, Kentucky | Daniel Montgomery4 points
#51
RockHarbor
Costa Mesa, California | Todd Proctor4 points
#52
Charter Oak Church
Greensburg, Pennsylvania | Dave Eversdyke4 points
#53
Life Church Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana | Tony Portell4 points
#54
Church on the Move
Tulsa, Oklahoma | Willie George4 points
#55
Journey Church
Norman, Oklahoma | Clark Mitchell4 points
#56
Connection Church
Medina, Ohio | Tony Myles3 points
#57
NorthwayChurch.tv
Malta, New York | Buddy Cremeans3 points
#58
Calvary Chapel Melbourne
West Melbourne, Florida | Mark Balmer3 points
#59
New Hope Christian Fellowship O'ahu
Honolulu, Hawaii | Wayne Cordeiro3 points
#60
Vineyard Church of Columbus
Westerville, Ohio | Rich Nathan3 points
#61
Palm Valley Church
Litchfield Park, Arizona | Greg Rohlinger3 points
#62
Perimeter Church
Duluth, Georgia | Randy Pope3 points
#63
Meadow Heights Church
Fredericktown, Missouri | Bryan Mills3 points
#64
Without Walls Central
Lakeland, Florida | Scott Thomas3 points
#65
Northview Community Church
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Tony Bailey3 points
#66
West Ridge Church
Dallas, Georgia | Brian Bloye3 points
#67
Oak Leaf Church
Cartersville, Georgia | Michael Lukaszewski3 points
#68
LifeQuest Church
Belton, Missouri | Chris Pinion3 points
#69
Rancho Vista Church
Chula Vista, California | John Rose3 points
#70
The Orchard
Aurora, Illinois | Scott Hodge3 points
#71
Detroit World Outreach
Redford, Michigan | Ben Gibert2 points
#72
Cascade Hills Church
Columbus, Georgia | Bill Purvis2 points
#73
NewPointe Community Church
Dover, Ohio | Dwight Mason2 points
#74
Bethel Family Worship Center
Indianapolis, Indiana | Russell Hylton2 points
#75
FirstLight United Methodist Faith Community
Gardner, Kansas | Steven Blair2 points
#76
Westwinds Community Church
Jackson, Michigan | David McDonald2 points
#77
Crosspoint Church
Gulfport, Mississippi | Israel Cox2 points
#78
Carson Valley Christian
Minden, Nevada | John Jackson2 points
#79
North Coast Church
Vista, California | Larry Osborne2 points
#80
Woodland Hills Church
St. Paul, Minnesota | Greg Boyd2 points
#81
CoastlandTampa
Tampa, Florida | Steve Sjogren2 points
#82
Grace Point Church
North Las Vegas, Nevada | Devin Hudson2 points
#83
Athens Church
Athens, Georgia | Sean Seay2 points
#84
TrueNorth Church
North Augusta, South Carolina | Steve Davis2 points
#85
Church of the Harvest
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Kirk and Nancy Pankratz2 points
#86
NorthWood Church
Keller, Texas | Bob Roberts2 points
#87
Central Christian Church
Henderson, Nevada | Jud Wilhite2 points
#88
Fellowship of The Woodlands Church
The Woodlands, Texas | Kerry Shook2 points
#89
Marathon Church
Greenville, South Carolina | Eddie Cox2 points
#90
Horizon Christian Fellowship
San Diego, California | Mike MacIntosh2 points
#91
Gateway Church
Southlake, Texas | Robert Morris2 points
#92
Greater Boston Vineyard
Cambridge, Massachusetts | Dave Schmelzer2 points
#93
Redemption World Outreach Center Church
Greenville, South Carolina | Ron Carpenter2 points
#94
NorthRidge Church
Plymouth, Michigan | Brad Powell2 points
#95
Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Bob Coy1 point
#96
The People's Church
Franklin, Tennessee | Rick White1 point
#97
Cornerstone
Chandler, Arizona | Linn Winters1 point
#98
Real Church
Hamtramck, Michigan | Chilly Chilton1 point
#99
Henderson Hills Baptist Church
Edmond, Oklahoma | Dennis Newkirk1 point
#100
Vineyard Community Church
Greenwood, Indiana | Jim Bricker1 point
#101
Tomoka Christian Church
Ormond Beach, Florida | Joe Putting1 point
#102
Covenant Life Church
Gaithersburg, Maryland | Joshua Harris1 point
#103
Long Hollow Baptist Church
Hendersonville, Tennessee | David Landrith1 point
#104
Journey Church
Lakeland, Florida | Adam Mayfield1 point
#105
North Way Community Church
Wexford, Pennsylvania | Jay Passavant1 point
#106
Bright Light Baptist Church
Concord, North Carolina | Ronnie Simpson1 point
#107
New Hope Community Church
Sharing our work and passion for music.1 point
#108
Faith Promise Church
Knoxville, Tennessee | Chris Stephens1 point
#109
New Life Christian Church
Centreville, Virginia | Brett Andrews1 point
#110
Highlands Fellowship
Abingdon, Virginia | Jimmie Davidson1 point
#111
Warsaw Community Church
Warsaw, Indiana | Denny Wilson1 point
#112
Living Hope Church
Vancouver, Washington | John Bishop1 point
#113
Lifepoint Church
Fredericksburg, Virginia | Daniel Floyd1 point
#114
The Net Chapel
Long Beach, California | Darrel and Ginger Brooks1 point
#115
Westbrook Christian Church
Bolingbrook, Illinois | Mont Mitchell1 point
#116
Cross Point Community Church
Nashville, Tennessee | Pete Wilson1 point
#117
Harvest Bible Chapel
Rolling Meadows, Illinois | James MacDonald1 point
#118
Chapelwood United Methodist Church
Houston, Texas | Jim Jackson1 point
#119
Zion Church
Largo, Maryland | Keith Battle1 point
#120
Contact Church of Christ
Tulsa, Oklahoma | Ron Babbit1 point
#121
Crossroads Tabernacle
Bronx, New York | Joseph Henry and Melissa Cortese1 point
#122
Grace Church
Cape Coral, Florida | Jorge Acevedo1 point
#123
Englewood Christian Church
Indianapolis, Indiana | Mike Bowling1 point
#124
Tucson Community Church
Tucson, Arizona | David McAllister1 point
#125
Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Jim Walker and Jeff Edd more...1 point
#126
Calvary Bible Church
Boulder, Colorado | Tom Shirk1 point
#127
The Rock Church
Monroe, Washington | Jeff Knight1 point
Books for Innovative Church Leaders
Beyond Megachurch Myths: What We Can Learn from America's Largest Churches (J-B Leadership Network Series)
Amazon Price: $16.29 (as of 07/25/2008)
The Big Idea: Focus the MessageMultiply the Impact (Leadership Network Innovation Series, The)
Amazon Price: $11.55 (as of 07/25/2008)
Communicating for a Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication
Amazon Price: $13.59 (as of 07/25/2008)
Simple Church: Returning to God's Process for Making Disciples
Amazon Price: $13.59 (as of 07/25/2008)
The Multi-Site Church Revolution: Being One Church in Many Locations (Leadership Network Innovation Series, The)
Amazon Price: $11.55 (as of 07/25/2008)
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