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5 Principles Small Churches Can Learn From Megachurches
Small Churches are not scaled-down versions of megachurches. We’re different, not just in size, but in methodology. A lot of what works in big churches just won’t work in smaller ones. And vice versa. But there are some overlapping principles. Starting with the scriptural fundamentals, of course. Over the years, I’ve noticed some principles that
Could Excellence Be Killing the Church?
“I left my Small Church because the quality of worship, programs and preaching wasn’t great. Then I came back to my Small Church because the quality of worship, programs and preaching in the megachurch was so high, it made me passive. “The big church didn’t need me. My Small Church does. And I need to be
Tired of the Show: Hollywood, the Church & the End of the Competition
There’s a growing concern that the church needs to do a better job than we’ve been doing, or we’ll lose the next generation. The good news is that this has been the concern of every generation, yet the church continues to live and thrive.
The bad news is we will lose this generation and the next one (at least) unless we do one thing.
Stop competing, and start doing the Bible stuff better.
“Small Church Pastors Should Quit” and Other Monday Google Searches
You give away a lot more than you realize when you’re on the internet. Now that I operate a website, I get to see some of those secrets. For instance, my website software shows me every search term that people use to find my blog. It’s fun and encouraging to discover that people have found
Alone In a Crowd – The High Price of Big Church
Big churches are great. But they’re not built without a cost. And no one pays a higher price than the big church pastor. In a recent blog post, Ed Stetzer re-published the results of a 2011 survey taken by his ministry, Lifeway.com, in which he asked pastors what they felt about the ministry. His survey
Only In a Small Church: Pink Flamingos, Jr. High Girls & the Pastor’s Office
On Tuesday morning there was a box of pink flamingos in my church office. On Tuesday night, there was a group of Jr. High girls in my church office. Tuesday morning made me smile a little. Tuesday night made me smile a lot. Both are examples of taking what could be a Small Church frustration
Grasshopper Myth: You Can Have a Great Small Church In Less Than a Year!
Turnarounds can happen in an instant. Visualize your life as a graph. If it’s been heading downhill for years, it might get into negative territory, until the combination of your finances, your marriage, your social, spiritual and emotional life combine to be a negative 10. You give your life to Christ and, in that instant,
What Will People Think? The Truth About Numbers, Status and What Really Matters
I wanted to be DC Talk’s chaplain. In the 1990s, DC Talk hired a pastor to travel with them when they went on tour. He led a daily bible study for the band and crew, held them spiritually and morally accountable, and was available for pastoral counseling when needed. I congratulate any band or sports
Only In a Small Church: Personalized Major League Coaching
“I’m taking my family to a bigger church.” I doubt if there’s a Small Church pastor that hasn’t felt the pain of hearing those words. I was reminded of that pain while getting re-acquainted with a friend over coffee a few weeks ago. My friend is a semi-volunteer staff member at a church that used
