How Local Employment Changes Shape Small-Church Ministry
What Happens When the Major Employer Closes The Newport Chemical Depot offers a useful example of how a major employment
How to Do a Youth Retreat with No Budget: A Small Church Guide
By Brent Lacy Students remember retreats for decades. They do not remember individual Wednesday nights. The annual retreat is where
How Volunteer Youth Ministry Teams Work
How small churches can build safe, supported volunteer youth ministry teams that connect parents, pastors, and students.
Where Did the Youth Pastors Go?
Why youth ministry staffing changed in small and rural churches, and how a supported volunteer team can care well for students.
The Church Carousel and Teenage Belonging: Helping Small Churches Keep Youth Connected
Why Families Leave Small Churches: The Teen Belonging Factor The Real Reason Behind Church Hopping Families don't leave small churches
AI for Deacon Ministry in Small Churches: A Practical Guide
How deacons and church leaders can use AI to support pastoral care, member follow-up, benevolence ministry, and administrative responsibilities in small churches.
Youth Group Discussion Questions That Actually Work: A Free Library
By Brent Lacy The difference between a discussion question that works and one that does not is specificity. “What do
Managing Money as a Couple Without Fighting: A Biblical Guide
Money is one of the top causes of conflict in marriage. But it does not have to be. A biblical guide to managing finances as a couple.
The Volunteer Youth Leader’s Guide to Parent Communication
By Brent Lacy In a small church, the parents of your students are not just the people who drop off
Rural Brain Drain Does Not Have to Drain Your Church Mission
When Young Adults Leave, See It as Sending, Not Losing When a young adult from your small rural church leaves