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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
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.
How Congregations Can Help Pastors Overcome Declining Well-being
Pastors may be surrounded by people, but that doesn’t mean they have their support. It takes a church for a pastor to rest well.
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)
De-Sizing the Church (pt 3): What Eugene Peterson Is Still Teaching Us About Pastoral Ministry, with Winn Collier (Ep 071)
A conversation with Eugene Peterson’s biographer on how simple pastoral presence is the healthy alternative to Christian celebrity.
De-sizing The Church: The Rise of Meritocracy
When you have an open market, not
just in finance, but in religion, the size of the crowd brings an air of credibility.
