Small Church

The Strengths of Smaller Healthy Churches

Small churches can create a family environment for disconnected people if they lean into the built-in intimacy they already have.

Why More Pastors Are Considering Covocational Ministry

If we want to see a church planting movement in every place and people group, we must engage with covocational leaders.

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.

The Emerging Microchurch Era: 4 Questions Your Church Should Ask

“The emerging microchurch era offers real hope for multiplying his witnesses ‘to the ends of the earth.’”

2 Critical Questions to Evaluate Your Church’s Culture and Systems

"These two questions will revolutionize your team's conversations and ultimately your church."

Once More, With Feeling: Leadership and Emotion

“What if maturity did not mean subduing the ‘feeling’ part of us, but bringing it into balance with the rest of our person?”

Youth Ministry Hindsight: You Can’t Do It Alone

"Once others got involved in the work, the production and effectiveness of the ministry grew by leaps and bounds."

5 Qualities of a Small Church That Has a Big Impact

"God’s favor isn’t a magic bullet for church growth. It’s a divine touch that brings the supernatural into the natural."

Leaders by Design: Preparing Your Church for Its Highest Priority

“Job No. 1 for pastors and ministry leaders is not preaching, counseling or sharing the gospel—it’s preparing believers to do so.”

6 Traits of a Church Disrupter

"The disrupter is just that: He disrupts the unity of the church. He disrupts the outward focus of the church."

Where Do 20-Somethings Fit in Our World—and in the Church—Today?

"When we accuse young people of 'leaving church,' we often misinterpret what might actually be occurring."