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.

Small Church America: Just Do Something!

How a New England church of 25 is making an impact, one small step at a time.

A Culture of Invitation

How focusing on existing relationships to invite people to church brought spiritual life to Faith Church.

Being Christ’s Hands and Feet

How reaching out to the surrounding community revived Crossroads United Methodist Church.

What Part Do Pastors Play in Growing Congregations?

Researchers explore the data from the U.S. Congregational Life Survey.

A Church Rebounds With a Change of Heart

How a commitment to love people as they are brought growth to Creekside Church.

The Secret to Restarting the Evangelism Engine

Each person leading just one to Christ can reach more than big events with “celebrity” evangelists.

Top 5 Christmas Eve Mistakes Churches Make

Don’t miss an opportunity to make a newcomer's visit count.

8 Ways Your Church Can Ignite Outreach

Pastors discuss the tools their churches are using to share the Gospel effectively.