De-Sizing the Church (pt 8): Are We Too Quick to Replatform Fallen Pastors? with Matt Steen (ep 076)
The importance of offering a path to repentance and restoration without re-victimizing those who have been hurt.
De-sizing The Church: Why The Gap Between Big And Small Churches Is Growing
An obsession with church attendance has been with us for a long time. But it’s a bigger deal today because we’ve become really good at it.
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De-Sizing the Church (pt 7): How To Use Your God-given Platform Well, with Daniel Darling (ep 075)
Fame is not evil, but it is dangerous. Yet it can also help get good information to as many people as possible.
De-sizing The Church: What’s More Important than Attendance?
Healthy, de-sized churches prioritize worship, ministry, discipleship, evangelism, and fellowship not as a means to an end, but as the purpose for which we exist.
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De-Sizing the Church (pt 6): Reframing Ministry Success to Reach the Misfits and the Marginalized, with Dave Gibbons (ep 074)
What happens when a pastor decides to reach people who look as different from his current congregation as possible?
De-sizing The Church: Discipleship Fixes Everything
“All numerical markers — increased attendance, bigger and better programs, a larger budget — must take a backseat to listening to Jesus. Jesus calls us to abide in him.”
Peter Scazzero
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De-Sizing the Church (pt 5): Forming a Goodness Culture In the Local Church, with Scot McKnight (ep 073)
“Meritocracy has reshaped pastors and churches, and a new culture has taken root, based on achievement and accomplishment rather than holiness and Christlikeness.”
De-sizing The Church: Integrity Lasts
The Bible constantly calls us to strengthen our integrity. We’re never called to increase our numbers.
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De-Sizing the Church (pt 4): Unintended Consequences of the Church Growth Movement, with Bob Smietana (Ep 072)
While the Church Growth Movement created larger churches and opportunities, it also created larger dangers.
De-sizing The Church: Overcoming The Arrogance/Shame Cycle
“In the first twenty years of the movement, research focused on principles; lately the focus has been on discovering new techniques, programs, or methods.” (Elmer Towns)
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