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.

6 Ways to Build Your Volunteer Team

Six actions to help you connect more volunteers to your team and train them to become leaders in your church.

4 Examples of Successful Pastoral Transitions

"Because pastoral transition can be difficult, I want to share some examples of how others have navigated transition well."

Christlike Discipline: No More Mr. Nice Guy

"In some cases the only authentic expression of true love is that of tough love. Anything else isn’t really love at all."

7 Deadly Sins of Re-Inventing Your Youth Ministry

Avoid these assumptions and avoid unnecessary heartache when instituting change in your ministry.

Why the Church of Tomorrow Starts Today

Bobby Gruenewald: How can we transition the church of today into the church of tomorrow? It starts with each of us.

3 Principles for Leading Through Times of Waiting

How to lead well even when your goals and dreams seem a long way off.

Do Guns Belong in the Church?

"Defending the faithful with firepower raises some complicated questions. Do guns and God make a good mixture?"

Should Christians Be Encouraged to Arm Themselves?

John Piper: Why carrying concealed weapons works against the counter-cultural, self-sacrificing, soul-saving cause of Christ.