Small Church

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.

Brandon O’Brien’s Top Books on Small Church Ministry

Rather than being a subcategory of American ministry, the small church is the norm. If you take a longer and broader view, most churches throughout history and in most parts of the world are and always have been small.

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.

7 Signs Your Church Is Going Nowhere Fast

"All churches experience temporary plateaus and flatlines in their growth patterns."

6 Reasons Your Church Members Act Like Jerks

Thom Rainer: "Unfortunately, most church members don't even realize they aren’t friendly to guests."

The 3 Nuts and Bolts of Youth Ministry

"These essentials may look different for each youth ministry, but they should always be practiced in some way, shape or form."

Shaping Your Church’s Core Values

"I have noticed three consistent core value principles in successful churches."

Why the Church Can’t Replace the Family

Connecting Church and Home: How to create a grace-based partnership between the church and family.

The State of the American Church: What the Numbers Are Telling Us

Ed Stetzer: "Research data gives us a realistic picture of our health—rather than the overly optimistic view we’d prefer."

The Debt-Free Church: Is It Possible? This Georgia Church Says Yes

Is it possible to have a debt-free church? Journey Church in Roswell, Georgia, would say yes.

4 Types of Churches That Will Soon Die

Thom Rainer: "Some congregations are in more than one category. And some are in all four."