The Association of Related Churches (ARC) has launched The Next One Campaign, a movement of generosity that invites churches and partners to help fund and equip the next generation of life-giving ...

Planting a church is a bold and challenging endeavor. Many pastors embark on this journey with a vision, passion, and faith, but the weight of ministry can become overwhelming without the proper ...

A Birmingham-based church planting group, the Association of Related Churches, has started 13 new churches across the country in the first three months of 2026. The group helps launch independent, ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At the 2024 ARC Conference, Dino Rizzo, President of the Association of Related Churches (ARC), delivered an inspiring update on the past year and outlined a bold ...

Church planting can be an exciting yet challenging endeavor. For Mark and Rachelle Francie, the founders of Ocean’s Church in Southern California, launching their church in 2018 was a leap of ...

Every church planting story is unique. For Eddie and Jessica Cole, pastors of Lifepoint Church Hampton Roads, the path to planting wasn’t a straight line but a winding journey of faith, detours, and ...

Generosity lies at the heart of Christian faith, and its impact on church growth and community outreach is profound. The Association of Related Churches (ARC) has long recognized this, modeling and ...

Josh and Crystal Whitlow didn’t have a long-term church planting strategy when they said yes to the call. They didn’t have a logo, a launch team, or a detailed plan. What they had was faith, a few ...

The Association of Related Churches (ARC) recently hosted a successful ARC Launch church planter training event at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California. Held on August 20-21, 2024, at one of ...

When wildfires swept through Los Angeles, threatening entire neighborhoods and surrounding the LA Dream Center on all sides, Pastor Matthew Barnett faced one of the most intense moments of his ...