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Monday, June 06, 2022

The Undeniable, Irresistible Resilience Of The Small Church


To some people, small churches may look frail, weak and out of touch, but no matter what happens, we keep coming back up.

By Karl Vater

Small churches are not better than big churches. Big churches aren’t better than small ones.

The arguments we have about size are silly, dangerous and missing the point.

Everyone has something unique to contribute.

As for small churches, here are some of the most undeniable, irresistible blessings they bring to the body of Christ.... Read More
Small churches can be extremely resilent. They can also kill themselves. One way that can kill themselves is by becoming too inward-looking, catering to the preferences of the  members, and having negligible connections to the community in which they are located. I was for several years involved in one such church which has now disbanded and sold its building. If your small church exhbits these characteristics its days may be numbered. 

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