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.

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."

7 Ways Churches Can Cooperate, Not Compete

"For the sake of Jesus and the world he loves, let’s lock hands and hearts and scatter the seed of the gospel together."

6 Secrets of Churches That Went From Death to Life

"How did these few churches go from near death to vibrant life? Here are their stories."

17 Key Traits of Highly Effective Churches

"Here are 17 things that I have found in churches that are growing. Each nugget is exactly a 140-character tweet."

The Best Strategy for Long-Term Church Growth

"The best long-term strategy for church growth is not church growth."