Small ≠ Broken: 5 Steps to Greatness In a Small Church

Good isn’t good enough any more. And it will be less acceptable with every passing year. No more excuses. It’s time for small churches to be great churches. If that sounds intimidating, it doesn’t need to. Every church has everything it requires in order to achieve greatness right now. You don’t need to wait for permission, or even inspiration. We already have the Great Commandment and the Great Commission. Here are five principles any small church can use to achieve greatness. Even if they never achieve bigness.

June 15, 2016

by Karl Vaters

Good isn’t good enough any more. And it will be less acceptable with every passing year.

No more excuses. It’s time for small churches to be great churches.

If that sounds intimidating, it doesn’t need to. Every church has everything it requires in order to achieve greatness right now. You don’t need to wait for permission, or even inspiration. We already have the Great Commandment and the Great Commission.

Here are five principles any small church can use to achieve greatness. Even if they never achieve bigness.

Author

Karl Vaters

Karl produces resources for Helping Small Churches Thrive at KarlVaters.com.
He's the author of five books on church leadership, including his newest, De-Sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What's Next. His other books include The Grasshopper Myth and Small Church Essentials.
Karl also hosts a bi-weekly podcast,The Church Lobby: Conversations on Faith & Ministry, featuring in-depth interviews about topics that concern pastors, especially those who minister in a small church context.
Karl has served in small-church ministry for over 40 years, so he speaks and writes from decades of hands-on pastoral experience. He and his wife, Shelley have three children and two grandkids.

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