Yes, I Want Our Small Congregation To Grow – But . . .
Work for numerical growth. But don’t put so much energy into a hoped-for future that you shortchange your right-now life and ministry.
What makes Small Churches unique?
Work for numerical growth. But don’t put so much energy into a hoped-for future that you shortchange your right-now life and ministry.
Since the day of Pentecost, thriving small churches have been the way the majority of Christians have done church. They’ve just stayed under the radar for 2,000 years. Now may be their turn to come out of the shadows.
Great small churches can change the world. Are you ready for your church to be great? You don’t need to wait. Greatness can start today.
A local church doesn’t need to be big to do the Jesus stuff well. And the Jesus stuff is the only stuff that matters.
We can and must appreciate what each church does well, without creating any sense that one size of congregation is better than another size of congregation.
The healthiest churches are relentless about being effective, not just busy. They trim off anything that saps time and energy.
Money isn’t the goal of ministry. But it is a tool – and an important one. When we manage our money well, we can do better ministry with it.
Intentional mentoring is a great way to expand your church’s capacity for effective ministry and fulfill our mandate to make disciples and equip God’s people.
Church health is not about making our current ministries better, it’s about doing better ministry.
For years I bucked against the idea that I am a small church pastor. Instead of seeing it as my calling, my heart and my passion, I treated it like it was my penalty for not having the skills to be a big church pastor. So I consumed every church growth book and devoured all …
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