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When Speaking Truth in Love Isn’t Easy

Never deliver a difficult message fueled by emotion. Preparation, not emotion, is what will strengthen your courage and help you realize positive and productive results.

Lebanon Baptist Church: A Sweet Way to Serve

Churches seem to have an expectation that people need to come to us. We need to change that paradigm.

Brandon O’Brien’s Top Books on Small Church Ministry

Rather than being a subcategory of American ministry, the small church is the norm. If you take a longer and broader view, most churches throughout history and in most parts of the world are and always have been small.

Future Faces of the Church

“You can’t lead your church to embrace a culture of diversity if you don’t develop that culture in your own life.”

Rick Warren: 8 ‘Nations’ of Innovation

The quality of your ministry will be determined by the kind of questions you have the courage to ask yourself.

The Personality Factor

How to recognize when it becomes more about you than the church--and what to do about it

Brad Powell: It’s Time to Grow Again

"When I'm not growing as a leader, I become the greatest obstacle to the success of the church I'm called to lead."

Igniting a Culture of Multiplication

"Are you willing to plant your first church before building or buying your first building?"

Bobby Gruenewald: It’s Your Serve

"Forget what your role looks like to the outside world and figure out what it looks like to live a life of service."

What’s Trending in Multisite?

How is the "new normal" of multisite changing how we do church in America?

4 Essential Values for Small-Church Pastors

To have a thriving small church, concentrate on these basics.