Blinded By Bigness: Appreciating Smallness In a Big Church World

If my life had gone according to my plans, I would not be pastoring a Small Church today.

I’d be pastoring a big church.

Because I like big churches. I wanted a big church.

As it turns out, a Small Church is better for me. It’s better for my ministry, my soul and my easily-inflated ego.

I’m glad my life doesn’t always go according to my plans.

No, Small Churches aren’t better for everyone. But they are for a lot of people. I happen to be one of those people.

My appreciation for big things – especially big new things – probably has more to do with the culture I live in than my actual personal desires. It’s not about the true longing of my soul as much as it is about what I’ve been told I should like.

Sometimes I’m blinded by bigness.

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