Is A Successful Small Church An Oxymoron?

If we hope to overcome the perception that “successful small church” is an oxymoron, we have to redefine success the way Jesus did.

Is the term “Successful Small Church” an oxymoron? You know,like

• Jumbo shrimp
• Deafening silence
• Awfully good
• Genuine imitation
• Icy hot
• Open secret
• Living dead
• Clean dirt
• Alone together

Or, more sarcastically

• Microsoft Works
• Smart bombs
• Educational television&nbsp

When I first considered that question as a basis for a blog post, I knew what my answer was going to be.

“No! Of course not!”

Then I looked up the definition and ... uh oh ... everything changed. Read More