Category Archives: Leading a Small Church

I want to pass along a story about Christ’s Church at Remmel, from a long-ago post about this small church that has enjoyed dramatic growth: This rural Arkansas church of 170 has had 85 baptisms! And it did it through caring about its community. Here’s … Continue reading →

If I were called to lead a church of less than 50 members, I’d try to persuade the church to think of itself as a church plant — placed by God in this community to reach the lost and serve … Continue reading →

I get emails. 1.) My congregation has less than 50 members now. It’s suffered some splits in the past but very much wants to be evangelistic and to grow. We are thinking about changing the congregation’s name to another scriptural … Continue reading →