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.

The Priority and Potential of Single-Parent Ministry

Single parents are busy, tired and lonely. When they cry out for help, is your church ready to respond?

Look Before You Innovate: The Secret of Change

If innovation is not constrained by biblical essentials and confessional convictions, we can innovate away what "church" really is.

Course Correction: 5 Danger Signs

"If I’m not careful, I can create a well-worn path to all the wrong places by allowing myself to love all the wrong things."

Sacred Mission: Beyond Trends

Dan Kimball: “Time tests what is merely a trend or what is true to mission.”

The Greatest Challenge to the Church Today

Outreach columnist Brad Powell shares a surprising insight about the largest obstacle to effectively leading the church.

The Greatest Tragedy in the Church Today

Thom Rainer: "When evangelism dies as a priority in the church, the church has already begun to die."

7 Ways Satan Tries to Destroy the Church

"The gates of hell shall never overcome what God started, but Satan certainly loves to disrupt what God’s church is doing."

Resourcing the Small Church Experience

Perspective, Encouragement and Insight from Small Church America