The Externally Focused Small Church: How to Move from Maintenance to Mission

Illustration by Gary Locke

You may never be the best church in the community but you can become the best church for the community. Here is how.

When two pastors meet, within the first 2 minutes, inevitably one asks, “What are you running?” or “How many folks do you have on a Sunday morning?” Men like to know how they measure up against their colleagues. But what if the conversation changed? Instead, ask, “Tell me about the impact your church is having on your community?” We begin to measure, not size of the church, but the size of the church’s footprint in the community. And the smallest church, pound for pound, is capable of having the greatest impact. Read more