A Different Metric: Small Church Success

Mother Teresa said, “God has not called us to be successful. God has called us to be faithful.”

Paul said, “It is required in stewards that one be found faithful” (2 Cor. 4:2).

A small church measures success by how faithful they have been with what God has given them. If they have 20 members, then they will strive to be the best 20-member church on the planet.

The trick is to find ways to measure success that have very little to do with attendance numbers.

A great exercise for pastors of smaller churches is to ask their leadership team, “How could we measure success if we couldn’t use numbers?”

Dave Jacobs
Dave Jacobshttp://smallchurchpastor.com

Dave Jacobs is a coach and consultant for small church pastors. He has almost 30 years of experience pastoring small churches. He blogs at DaveJacobs.net and maintains a small church resource site called Small Church Pastor.

Grover Park Baptist Church: A Thread of Hope

At auction, the quilts go for hundreds or even thousands of dollars that directly help women and children in need, providing funds for baby and maternity items at the pregnancy resource center.

There’s No Contradiction Between God’s Empowerment and Our Efforts to Battle Sin

The Christian life is not a choice between loving and trusting Jesus, and making an effort to avoid temptation and sin. It is not either/or—it is both/and.

Worth the Cost: The Challenges and Joys of Church Multiplication

The joy of reproduction multiplies exponentially when we release leaders and see their kingdom impact ripple into new communities.