Long Hollow Baptist Church, Hendersonville, Tennessee
At Long Hollow Baptist Church in Hendersonville, Tennessee, hope is not a strategy, it’s part of their Purpose Driven DNA.
Harvest Church, Warner Robins, Georgia
Fifteen years ago, Jim and Jen Cowart launched Harvest Church using the Purpose Driven model, and a vision to be intentional about reaching the un-churched.
Parkway Fellowship Church, Katy Texas
With a vision to start a Purpose Driven Church in Texas, Pastor Mike McGown of Parkway Fellowship Church launched what is now one of the fastest-growing churches in America.
Vastago Church in Mexicali
In 2015, Senior Pastor Manuel Carrillo of Vastago Church in Mexicali, agreed to host church leaders for the first PD Essentials Training in the area.
Rock Brook Church, Belton, Missouri
When Kelly Walter attended his first PD Conference in 1993, he knew he’d found the way to grow a healthy church and stay motivated in ministry.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Once a church in decline, Bethlehem Lutheran Church is now a thriving Purpose Driven Church with 3,500 members. Bethlehem Lutheran Church in
Urban D Rebuilding Lives In Tampa, Florida
Hip-hop artist and Pastor, Tommy Kyllonen built an urban, Purpose Driven Church to reach all cultures and generations. As a former preacher’s kid from Philadelphia,
Capital Christian Church, Olympia, Washington
Under Senior Pastor Dave Minton, Capital Christian Church is installing Purpose Driven strategies in Ghana. After Saddleback Church committed to equipping
Purpose Driven Churches in Brazil Partner with Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts
As spectators celebrated the 2016 Olympics in Rio, injustice was alive and thriving as traffickers sold girls on the streets. In view of this imbalance, two Purpose Driven Churches in Rio partnered with an anti-human trafficking team from Saddleback Church to help the victims.
Celebration Church, Austin, Texas
Pastor Joe Champion turned down a football career after a life-transforming experience with God led him into full-time ministry. While a football player at Louisiana State University,
Bayview Baptist Church, San Diego, California
In 2013, Terry Wayne Brooks stepped into a pastoral role at San Diego’s Bayview Baptist Church. Replacing a living legend wasn’t an easy task, but Pastor Terry turned to Purpose Driven strategies to transform the church into one of the largest African American churches in the county.
Faith Ministries, Zimbabwe, Africa
In 1992, Ngwiza Mnkandla, Bishop of Faith Ministries in Zimbabwe, was tasked with the challenge of overseeing 10,000 church plants in eight years. Once the numeric goal was met, he knew that quality had been sacrificed for quantity. Learn how PDC helped turn that around.
Full Gospel Church International, Ghana, Africa
Bishop Samuel Mensah, President of Full Gospel Church International in Ghana, attended a PD Conference in Rwanda in 2016. It was there that he saw the impact of Purpose Driven strategies on nations, giving him hope to bring change to Ghana.
Anglican Bishop Sospeter, Ndenza, Tanzania
Tanzania’s Anglican Bishop Sospeter Ndenza traveled to a PD conference in search of hope. Learn how he is using PD tools to help impact his own country.
Purpose Driven Children’s Ministry
Saddleback Kids proved you’re never too young to be Purpose Driven. Nearly 100 team members crossed the border to equip children’s leaders throughout Mexico at the Purpose Driven Children’s Ministry Conference, Practico (Practical).
Purpose Driven Training, Moscow, Russia
During a recent PEACE trip to Moscow, four members from Saddleback Church met with local pastors representing leaders from 50 other churches seeking Purpose Driven Church training. Find out how they equipped churches to effectively mobilize unreached communities.
Purpose Driven Training in South Sudan
Ten years ago, Ken Smith embarked on a journey to visit and evaluate churches in Cairo, Egypt. Instead, he encountered a church that revealed an entirely new mission field to him in South Sudan. Learn how PDC training is impacting communities in South Sudan.
Faith Community Church, Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Years ago, Faith Community Church in Massachusetts almost closed its doors. With a stable but stagnant weekly attendance of 500 people, the congregation was complacent and passive in their desire to grow. Now with 2,000 members, they have a comeback story that Lead Pastor, Mike Laurence attributes to the Purpose Driven Church. Find out how the PD model helped put strategic principles into place.
Orchard Community Church, Gorham, Maine
As an ambassador for the Purpose Driven paradigm, Pastor Gary Groves of Orchard Community Church in Maine says the five purposes have been part of his DNA since he accepted the Lord in 1997. After being called to plant a church, Gary witnessed the tangible benefits PD had on their congregation. Discover how the biblical strategies allowed God to use their small church to make a big impact.
Parkview Christian Church, Orland Park, Illinois
Two years ago, Parkview Christian Church in Orland Park Illinois was commissioned to become the first non-Saddleback Church to serve as an international partnering church in Africa. Today, they have launched the PD strategy in Malawi, and have trained over 300 local pastors.
Ikthus Church, Bacolod City, Philippines
As Senior Pastor of Ikthus Church in Bacolod City, Philippines, Jose Ma T. Ascalon recalls the days before he was introduced to the Purpose Driven paradigm in 2005.
Church of the Holy Spirit, Great Recife, Brazil
In 2006, Anglican Bishop Miguel Uchoa was one of a small group of people that founded Church of the Holy Spirit in the Great Recife area in Brazil.
Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Salisbury, Maryland
Brian Moss had never pastored a church when he took over Oak Ridge Baptist Church in Salisbury, Maryland. It had gone through a 15-year stagnation with a congregation that had dwindled down to 35 members.
