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How I Stopped Feeling Embarrassed by My Small Church

January 22, 2014 / 3 minutes of reading

One of the ways I learned to be OK with – and now celebrate – the value of a healthy Small Church, was when I started seeing it through the eyes of people who visit Small Churches for the first time.

The front door of a Small Church is not the wardrobe to the magical land of Narnia. No one expects that a church which looked small from the outside will magically grow huge once they step inside.

People who come to a Small Church aren’t expecting a big church experience. But they have a right to expect a really good Small Church experience.

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I Don’t Like the Same Small Churches You Don’t Like

December 2, 2013 / 3 minutes of reading

Let’s stop making assumptions about all Small Churches based on bad experiences with some Small Churches. Each one deserves to stand or fall on its own.

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Small Church Hall of Fame: The Pilgrims

November 27, 2013 / 5 minutes of reading

The people we now know as Pilgrims weren’t the only ones who were dissatisfied with the way things were in England. But they made a difference because they took action. Like a lot of their bible heroes, they left where they were without knowing where they’d end up. For many world-changers, action comes first. A plan comes later.

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When Small Is Your Only Option (A Video and a Podcast)

October 23, 2013 / 3 minutes of reading

There are a lot of reasons healthy Small Churches stay small that have nothing to do with lack of faith, wrong principles, laziness, settling for less or incompetence. I’ve written about some of those reasons here already. Here’s another reason. Sometimes churches stay small because small is their only option. Today, I’m presenting two posts

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6 Benefits of Embracing the Fact that You’re a Small Church Pastor

October 17, 2013 / 5 minutes of reading

Discovering and embracing the fact that I am a Small Church pastor was one of the most liberating moments of my life. It took me years to get there, but once I did… Wow! What relief!. As I’ve outlined in The Grasshopper Myth and in posts on this site, I didn’t want to admit I

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Got a Tough Job You Want Done Right? Call a Small Church Pastor

October 7, 2013 / 7 minutes of reading

Over the past two weekends my wife and I spent time with two groups of Small Church pastors who are doing work that few people would volunteer to do – and even fewer could do if they were asked. These two groups of pastors and the situations they face could not be more different from each other.

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Megachurches are Not Normal – And That’s OK

July 1, 2013 / 4 minutes of reading

Megachurches are awesome. How could we not be grateful when thousands of people voluntarily gather together every week to worship Jesus? Everything about that is good. But… (you knew there was a “but” coming, didn’t you?) But while it’s wonderful to see 3,000 to 30,000 people meet to worship Jesus in one massive church, it

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Six Reasons Why “There Are No Small Churches” Isn’t True

June 12, 2013 / 6 minutes of reading

“There are no Small Churches.” I’ve heard that sentiment expressed on many occasions from well-meaning people after I tell them I pastor a Small Church. I get where they’re coming from because I used to be one of them. I said “there are no small churches” for years because I believed the lie that Small

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Six Reasons Why “There Are No Small Churches” Isn’t True

June 12, 2013 / 6 minutes of reading

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Why Are There So Many Unhealthy Small Churches? (Don’t Worry, It’s Good News)

June 7, 2013 / 3 minutes of reading

“I like the idea of Small Churches. But if they’re so great, why do I see so many more unhealthy Small Churches than unhealthy big churches?” That’s the question I was asked last week during an extended conversation with a Small Church pastor. The question wasn’t from cynicism or unkindness. It was out of genuine

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