At 33 years of age, Pastor Stacy Spencer planted New Direction Christian Church, by drawing on advice from The Purpose Driven Church to meet the needs of the community. Today the church has over 22,000 members with campuses in Mississippi and South Africa. And that’s just the beginning.
Pastor Scott Weatherford is an expert when it comes to planting new churches and revitalizing existing ones. Through it all he’s used the Purpose Driven model to get churches off the ground, keep them growing, or bring them back to life. Now, he’s leaning on his own advice for this next chapter in ministry.
After nearly 21 years as Senior Pastor of Rock Brook Church, Pastor Kelly Walter passes the baton to the next generation of leaders.
On October 8, wildfires swept across Northern California, displacing 100,000 people, destroying 7,700 homes, and scorching more than 240,000 acres. Find out how church-to-church unity is helping rebuild communities from ashes to hope.
Pastor Rick Warren and Pastor Mike Constantz share a special message on resourcing local pastors in long-term recovery efforts in Texas, Florida, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.
The PEACE Plan’s success in Rwanda has sparked international interest from other countries that long to implement the same training and national strategy.
Saddleback’s PEACE Relief teams respond to Hurricane Harvey, serving the church as they serve local residents.
Pastor Abigail Shafta or The People’s Church has faced challenges head-on, each one ending in a mighty miracle. Now, tackling church health is next in line.
Three years ago, Pastor Ben McClary launched a Purpose Driven Church in a small town outside of Boise. You’ll never believe what God is doing.
Pastor Vadim shares honest challenges in ministry and how the Purpose Driven Church helped him rise above them.
From August 29–September 2, over 100 church leaders from five countries attended PEACE Leader Training.
Churches in Zelenograd and St. Petersburg Unite Through the Purpose Driven Movement
Purpose Driven Church takes missions from 8 members to 500 in four years
When Saddleback’s Hector and Rebecca Tamez brought PD/PEACE to Mexico, they never imagined it would grow across 10 states and help launch Saddleback Puebla.
Scores of ministry leaders respond to PEACE VR Experience by taking next steps.
Nearly 3,000 pastors and church leaders from around the globe discover renewed hope at the Purpose Driven Church Conference.
For nearly a decade, Highlands Fellowship in Virginia was involved in missions in Tanzania. When they were asked to become an International Partner Church with that nation, the union was instant. Now, PD training is underway in four major cities!
Nearly two decades ago, Pastor Kim Ryan started a Purpose Driven Church in Lynden, Washington. When God came to him in a vision, Pastor Kim dedicated the rest of his life to raising an army of PEACE champions.
Oak Ridge Baptist Church in Salisbury, Maryland is known as a forward thinking, mission-minded church. In less than a year, they’ve helped establish Purpose Driven Churches in Benin, Togo, Macedonia, and France.
Connect one-on-one with Regional Coaches offering support and mentoring for aspiring Purpose Driven Churches.
Mingo Palacios, Purpose Driven Church Pastor for Evangelism and Culture, spent the past year touring the country in an RV, connecting with next generation leaders about the future of the church. Now, he wants to share that insight with you!
This month marked the training kick-off of Purpose Driven in Côte d’Ivoire, in Macedonia, and in Uganda. Plus, nearly 80 church leaders gathered in Hong Kong for the city’s first ever Purpose Driven Church conference!
While the momentum to bring PD principles to African nations continues, the impact of the movement in our own backyard has surpassed anything we imagined. In less than a year, over 300 Spanish-speaking pastors have been trained in PD Essentials. Find out how this new wave of training is transforming Hispanic churches across the nation.
After just six trips to Cote d’Ivoire, International Partnering Church (IPC) Palm Valley Church, has formed a steering team, trained 50 pastors in PD Essentials, and has mobilized the recent graduates to train 300 more leaders.
In 2016, two of Saddleback’s PD Leaders, Mingo Palacious and Jesse Stedman teamed up to travel the country and build relationships with next-gen pastors. What started out as casual road-trip conversations has turned into one of the most powerful and honest podcasts for the next generation.
With a desire to specialize in helping smaller churches in the international setting, Dave Holden is fulfilling a vision to plant 100 new churches around the world.
Purpose Driven Pastors in Sterling Heights are building bridges between the English-speaking and Arabic-speaking communities.
After launching Highlands Fellowship and four international campuses for Saddleback Church, Pastor Jimmie Davidson is using Purpose Driven principles to build a new kind of church that’s exclusively online.
From April 25–27, Saddleback’s Global PEACE partnering church (GPC) in Moscow gathered over 240 pastors to take next steps toward implementing church health principles. As the first, locally-hosted Purpose Driven Church Conference, the powerful event trained leaders on how to grow healthy churches across Russia. Read more!
Palm Valley Church in Goodyear, AZ is a dedicated International Partnering Church (IPC) for Cote d’Ivoire. In the process of launching Purpose Driven strategies, transformation has taken place for both the IPC and local church leaders. Read what both side have to say!
