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.

10 Signs That Your Church Lacks Vision

"Leaders who spend more time putting out fires than igniting sparks for ministry seldom operate under a clear vision."

How to Leave Your Church Without Hurting It

"A few lessons that may help make your last Sunday be a happy ending rather than a hurtful one."

9 Healthy Responses to Criticism in Ministry

"More often than not, pastors are criticized because they are leaders of the only organization that puts up with bullies."

4 Dangers of Bad Church Leadership

"Your goal is to bring a discipleship model to your church that deeply changes people’s lives for the sake of the world."

Youth Ministry: It’s a Lot Like Chess

"Unfortunately, many youth pastors think youth ministry is more like checkers than chess."

5 Things Traditional Churches Do Well

"In my efforts to sound warnings, I can overlook the good things taking place in many traditional churches."

3 Big Mistakes to Avoid This Easter

"Let’s be candid: Merely extending an invitation to come back to church the following weekend is not enough."

How to Keep Your Church’s Message From Becoming White Noise

"Let’s communicate creatively so that our initiatives to expose people to the gospel do not become white noise."