Small Church

Star City First Assembly of God: Start With Jerusalem

The church looked around and assessed local need. One of its biggest outreaches is now a community-wide distribution of food, clothes, shoes, backpacks, school supplies and other household items at back-to-school time.

5 Questions to Ask When Your Church Isn’t Growing

There could be many reasons why your church isn't growing. Here are a few.

Dear Small Church Pastor

The God who bled for you, who died for you, who rose from the dead for you, and who now lives in you through the Holy Spirit, believes in you.

Real World Innovation: It’s a Lot Like Sausage

Larry Osborne: Five Common Mistakes and a Better Way—Is not About Risk-Taking, It's About Obedience.

Lead Your Church Beyond Addition to Multiplication

Your Sending Capacity Might Be Your Church's Best Asset.

Bored Churches and Dragon Fireworks

"If pastors are shepherds, we should often guide the flock to green pastures and sometimes over troubled waters."

9 Common Types of ‘Church Cowards’

"Church cowards are few in number but, like a few bee stings from a hive of hundreds, they can be painful."

4 Ways to Make It Through Difficult Seasons of Ministry

"Seasons of difficulty can really distract a pastor or church leader. Do not let them."

6 Ways Going to Church Benefits Mind and Body

"God wired our bodies and brains to benefit from attending church and developing a healthy spiritual life."

5 Confessions of a Pastor in the Trenches

"Ministry has been lonely at times, exhausting at times, and most days, I feel like I am failing."

2 Ways to Fuel Your Youth Ministry

"What fuels your youth ministry? What fuels you? What are the things that give you strength and power?"