Every church has a story. Some are in seasons of growth. Others are navigating transition, asking hard questions about what comes next. Wherever a church finds itself, the NWBC’s T.H.R.I.V.E. Workshop is designed to meet the church right there and help with next steps. T.H.R.I.V.E. focuses on six characteristics of a healthy church: Biblical Teaching, Healthy Relationships, Reproducible Discipleship, Involvement, Vision and Mission, and Evangelism, Built around this framewo

Leads to Growth at Crossview Church In the quiet corners of a living room two decades ago, a handful of people opened their Bibles with no grand strategy, just a simple hunger to know God. No one could have predicted that those ordinary evenings would one day reach behind prison bars, into retirement communities, and across county lines to revive a church that had gone silent. That living-room Bible study has grown into Crossview Community, a vibrant congregation in Kennewick

Hey Pastors and Ministry Leaders, So, last week we talked about the first of our Three Gears, Flourishing Leaders. We talked about why we put leaders first and why we care about the person behind the ministry, not simply what that person produces. This week I want to move to our second gear: Thriving Churches. For most of us, when we hear the words “thriving church,” our minds probably go immediately to numbers. How many people are attending? Is the church growing? How many b

Autonomy does not produce isolation. It produces voluntary partnership.