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.

What Happens When a Small Church Begins to Grow?

"I learned that small churches that begin to really reach out with the gospel would discover that their desires are at war."

3 Steps to a More Welcoming Youth Ministry

"Here are a few questions you should ask yourself about the 'welcome' feel of your youth ministry."

The One Church Strategy That Always Works

“Consider planting and building communities on mission, and let God build his church.”

5 Reasons Some Churches Never Grow

"Biblical membership is not about getting our perks, privileges and preferences. It’s about sacrificing self for the gospel."

Tradition or Sacred Cow? Rethinking How We ‘Do Church’

"Do not make the way you do church a doctrine. Make Christ’s doctrine the way you do church."

How a Vision for Multiplication Changes You and Your Church

“A clear vision gives us a filter through which we can run every idea, opportunity and decision.”

Going Multisite? Avoid These 16 Common Mistakes

"Launching strong isn’t the only component in a successful multisite campus, but everything else hinges on its success."

5 Unanticipated Church Staffing Trends

"Five trends that are changing the way church leaders think about building, running and keeping a great team."