Small Church America

When Small Churches Play Dress Up

Sure your communications, media, and tech teams want to do amazing things. So they bring out the fog machines, fancy lights, and the worship leader reaches far beyond the capabilities of the choir or worship team.

God Can Use a Church of Any Size

According to a recent Lifeway Research survey, the average evangelical church in North America has an average of 65 worshipers each Sunday. Of that, 7 out of 10 worshipers attend a church with fewer than 100 worshipers each Sunday.

Stephen Witmer: Big Gospel, Small Places—Part 1

Ministering in small towns is neither idyllic nor dull. It is real life.

Turning a School Around in Knoxville, Tenn.

Grace Community Church develops a relationship with Inskip Elementary School that helps impoverished students succeed.

Transforming Lives in Peekskill, N.Y.

First Baptist Church emphasizes evangelism and reaches out to the community's thriving immigrant population.

Aiding the Unemployed in Cincinnati

Ebenezer Second Baptist Church leads a learning center that provides training for job readiness, computer literacy and more.

Sharing the Gospel With Tourists in Las Vegas

Expectation Church Network, a group of "simple churches," interacts with thousands of tourists each week.

Lending a Hand in Malden, Mo.

Stokelan Drive Christian Church is known for helping meet any need.

Small Church America

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11 Questions for (Not Just) Rural Church Leaders

Knowing your community's story is the first step to reaching its residents.

What Can the Small Church Learn From the Megachurch?

10 principles from large churches for ministry in any size church