Small Church

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.

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.

Resourcing the Smaller Church

We believe in the smaller churches. We will partner with local churches. We believe in the leaders of smaller churches.

Beauty in Small Places

Great Things Are Happening Across the Country in Churches of All Sizes

Going Beyond Cosmetic Changes

A new church sign is not going to reverse the decline in attendance.

Small But Mighty

After seeing the toll the pandemic had taken on medical workers, he wished his own church could replicate the outreach, but they didn’t have the resources to take it on alone.

Celebrating Small but Significant Churches

When small churches are true to what they are and what they have been called to do, they too can make a big impact.

How to Grow a Small Church

Pastoring a small church usually means the pastor has to do everything himself. But there are a number of advantages to that.  The pastor has fewer leaders to deal with, he can know all the members, and change can come more quickly with fewer people.

Is Your Church an Oak or a Petunia?

Not long ago, I compared the list of growing, influential churches in the United States over a timespan of just under half a century (46 years).

Do These 12 Things Before You Get Up to Preach

Knowing it could be the most important hour of someone’s life is what intimidates you. God has big plans for this moment. You don’t want to fail Him.