Does Saying ‘It’s Okay to Be Small’ Give Churches An Excuse to Settle For Less?

The idea that small churches can be great churches is a hard concept for a lot of people to swallow. I get it. It was hard for me to swallow for a lot of years, too. So when people raise questions about it, I appreciate their concerns and I try to engage with them in some constructive conversation. One of those conversations took place a while back in an online forum, after I wrote a post entitled Two Lists: One for a Healthy Church, One for a Big Church – And They Don’t Overlap. This post is an edited-for-publication version of my answers to that reader’s thoughtful and important questions.

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The idea that small churches can be great churches is a hard concept for a lot of people to swallow.

I get it. It was hard for me to swallow for a lot of years, too.

So when people raise questions about it, I appreciate their concerns and I try to engage with them in some constructive conversation.

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