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- The High Calling of Leadership in Smaller Churches
It was a small church with a big heart, and I learned much from Rich Lauby, who was the pastor at that time The church had no margin in the budget to pay even a modest stipend But that didn’t stop them The members of the church board said: “We’ll make it happen ” They all pitched in and made it happen out of their own pockets
- Small churches have huge need for ministers | Northwest . . .
A recent Lifeway Research study found that the ministers of Protestant churches with 50 or fewer active members are the most likely to believe that their church will die in 10 years
- Big place with few people minister - Definition : Dictionary . . .
What does the word big place with few people minister mean? Find and lookup the definition, synonyms, and antonyms of the word big place with few people minister in our free online dictionary!
- Ministering in Rural Places - Lilly Endowment
2024 Annual Report: Churches in small towns and other rural areas fill important roles for communities Christian congregations serving rural areas are places of worship, prayer and spiritual formation Like churches everywhere, they make sacred the pivotal moments in the lives of individuals and families through baptisms, weddings and funerals and are places where […]
- A Big Gospel in Small Places: Why Ministry in Forgotten . . .
Amid a culture that cries “bigger and faster is always better,” Stephen Witmer’s A Big Gospel in Small Places is a clarion call to faithful small place gospel ministry Indeed, the cry of “bigger and faster is always better” has been adopted by many in the church as well, with much being written in recent years prioritizing city ministry To begin on a personal note, I live and
- Why Small-Place Ministry Still Matters — EFCA Blog
Stephen Witmer’s A Big Gospel in Small Places is a work that makes me wish I could time-travel back 40 years to TEDS, slap a certain young and dumb first-year seminarian with it and say, “Read this book Now ” That student thought the only “real” ministry happened in the urban and suburban centers of the country, while churches in
- Small Church, Big God
For nearly 20 years she has written worship resources for them, studied their strengths, shared their successes, and offered workshops just for their challenges and advantages Her work starts with this simple truth: small churches are different from big ones And small churches have superpowers and distinctive gifts unavailable in big settings
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