“Rising influence” churches show significant innovation in ministry, and they positively impact both their local communities and their pastoral peers. Most are looking for new, meaningful, biblically based ways to describe and measure spirituality. All strive to become better at connecting with, reaching and serving lost people, and most are trying to find new financial models where less of their total budget goes into facility costs. Multisite ministry is almost a given for these churches.

Good to Great Church Planting: Accelerating Growth and Effectiveness in Church Planting
Multisite Is Multiplying: Survey Identifies Leading Practices and Confirms New Developments in the Movement’s Expansion
Developing Leaders in a Postmodern World
Lessons From the Road: Exploring Churches Across the Map
The Changing Role of Large Church Senior Pastors: Trends and Developments
The Heartbeat of Rising Influence Churches
Setting the Stage for Good Stewardship
Fundamentals of Family: “Conflict Resolution”
Changing Metrics: The Benefits of Measuring Devotion and Obedience, Not Just Numbers
Inside The World Of Executive Pastors: Leadership Network's 2009 Survey