Association of Related Churches (ARC)
Fast-growing church planting organization providing coaching, funding, and launch models
The Association of Related Churches (ARC) was founded in 2000 by Greg Surratt, Chris Hodges (Church of the Highlands), and Billy Hornsby to train, coach, and fund church planters using a proven, reproducible large-launch model, planting over 1,000 community churches across the globe by 2026.
Historical Context & Significance
ARC popularized relational coaching, interest-free launch loans repaid through church tithes, dynamic contemporary production, life-giving culture, and small groups networks, representing the premier network of modern non-denominational megachurches.
Genealogical Lineage & Splits
This movement or council is an early root foundation with no preceding parent split in the dataset.
Theological & Hermeneutical Coordinates
Primary Scripture Proof-Texts
Key biblical passages central to this tradition's exegesis and historical debates.
Connected Theological Perspectives & Debates
Unanimous Christian consensus that corporate vocal praise of psalms, canticles, and spiritual songs with gratitude in the heart to God is an indispensable element of Christian worship.
Universal confession that Jesus Christ is the supreme Head of the Church, and that local congregations require pastoral leadership, godly teaching, and spiritual oversight.
Universal confession that the Holy Spirit sovereignly distributes spiritual gifts to the body of Christ for mutual edification and fruitfulness.
Universal historic creedal consensus that Jesus Christ will return bodily in glory to judge the living and the dead, whose kingdom shall have no end.
Universal confession that the Holy Spirit indwells every true Christian and empowers the church to bear witness to Jesus Christ.
Universal Christian confession that Holy Scripture is divinely inspired, supremely authoritative, and completely trustworthy for knowing God and receiving salvation.
Universal confession that Gentiles are grafted into the covenant promises through faith in Jesus Christ, the true Seed of Abraham.
Universal confession that the church is called to holiness and that persistent, unrepentant scandalous sin requires pastoral confrontation and correction.