4 Signs Your Church May Not Need Small Groups

Small group ministry is a must for a healthy church. We need the fellowship, the accountability and so much more. But what if your church is struggling to do small groups, with no success? Maybe you should stop trying. For a while, anyway. Here are 4 signs your church may not need a small group ministry right now:

February 2, 2016

by Karl Vaters

Small group ministry is a must for a healthy church. We need the fellowship, the accountability and so much more.

But what if your church is struggling to do small groups, with no success? Maybe you should stop trying. For a while, anyway.

This is one area of ministry where what works for small churches is very different than what works for big churches.

Here are 4 signs your church may not need a small group ministry right now:

Author

Karl Vaters

Karl produces resources for Helping Small Churches Thrive at KarlVaters.com.
He's the author of five books on church leadership, including his newest, De-Sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What's Next. His other books include The Grasshopper Myth and Small Church Essentials.
Karl also hosts a bi-weekly podcast,The Church Lobby: Conversations on Faith & Ministry, featuring in-depth interviews about topics that concern pastors, especially those who minister in a small church context.
Karl has served in small-church ministry for over 40 years, so he speaks and writes from decades of hands-on pastoral experience. He and his wife, Shelley have three children and two grandkids.

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