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.

Youth Ministry: 3 Keys For Dealing With the Busyness of Students

"Our role is to engage our students' busyness and strategically minister to and serve them where they are."

10 Things to Consider When Hiring Someone New

"Adding a new team member soon? Here are a few suggestions for making the process work more effectively."

Why the Gospel Needs Generous Creativity

“Your church or ministry has the ability and the God-given creative gifts to shape culture, rather than merely reacting to it.”

How to Boost Evangelism by Modifying Your Existing Ministries

Kevin Harney: "Here are three examples that will bring this idea alive … and inspire you to do the same at your church."

6 Ways to Find Fresh Outreach Ideas

Kevin Harney: "Where do you find great outreach programs and innovative ideas? Here are some of my best suggestions."

3 Ways We Miss the Mark in Church Worship

"We serve a God who loved the broken prayer of an outcast more than the confident eloquence of a Pharisee."

4 Differences Between Healthy and Unhealthy Churches

"The differences between healthy churches and unhealthy churches can be so slight, yet so deadly."

7 Indicators of Church Health

"Church growth is a 'basic instinct' for church leaders. However, church growth without church health is asking for trouble."