america's most innovative churches

Outreach Magazine released their list of America's 25 Most Innovative Churches of 2008:

1. LifeChurch.tv, Edmond, OK, Craig Groeschel
2. Mars Hill Church, Seattle, WA, Mark Driscoll
3. Granger Community Church, Granger, IN, Mark Beeson
4. Flamingo Road Church, Cooper City, FL, Troy Gramling
5. Seacoast Church, Mount Pleasant, SC, Greg Surratt
6. Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, CA, Rick Warren
7. Mosaic Church, Los Angeles, CA, Erwin McManus
8. Fellowship Church, Grapevine, TX, Ed Young
9. North Point Community Church, Alpharetta, GA, Andy Stanley
10. Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, IL, Bill Hybels
11. National Community Church, Washington, DC, Mark Batterson
12. NewSpring Church, Anderson, SC, Perry Noble
13. Community Christian Church, Naperville, IL, Dave Ferguson
14. Elevation Church, Charlotte, SC, Steven Furtick
15. Healing Place Church, Baton Rouge, LA, Dino Rizzo
16. North Coast Church, Vista, CA, Larry Osborne
17. NorthWood Church, Keller, TX, Bob Roberts
18. NewSong Church, Irvine, CA, Dave Gibbons
19. New Hope Christian Fellowship, Honolulu, HI, Wayne Cordeiro
20. Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York, NY, Tim Keller
21. Crossover Church, Tampa, FL, Tommy Kyllonen
22. Perimeter Church, Duluth, GA, Randy Pope
23. Mars Hill, Grandville, MI, Rob Bell
24. The Orchard Church Community, Aurora, IL, Scott Hodge
25. The Sanctuary Covenant Church, Minneapolis, MN, Efrem Smith
26. NewPointe Community Church, Dover, OH, Dwight Mason*

No, NewPointe did not make the top 25 this year. We were nominated, but not in the top 25. (*I don't know if we were #26...maybe we were...who knows?).

The list, obviously, is subjective. Just somebody's opinion. We're actually more concerned with being relevant in our community than we are being innovative. If there were a top 25 most-relevant-to-everday-life list, I'd like NewPointe's chances.

Here's some more info on the top 25 if you're intereested: Outreach Magazine.