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Young adults who have left the church are not lost to the gospel. Here is how a small church can reach them with genuine relationship and genuine faith.
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Anxiety and depression affect a significant portion of every congregation. Here is how to preach on them honestly, with both biblical truth and genuine pastoral care.
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Senior adults are the most unchurched demographic in rural America. Here is how a small church can reach them with genuine ministry and genuine relationship.
Death is the one topic every person in your congregation is personally facing. Here is how to preach on it honestly, with both biblical truth and genuine pastoral care.
Preaching on sexuality is one of the most avoided topics in small church ministry. Here is how to do it faithfully, with both truth and genuine pastoral care.
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Hospital visitation is one of the most important and most poorly executed aspects of small church pastoral care. Here is how to do it well.
Race and justice are topics the Bible addresses directly. Here is how to preach on them faithfully in a small church without making it a political statement or avoiding it entirely.
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Most small church deacon ministries are either nonexistent or ceremonial. Here is how to build one that actually serves the congregation and frees the pastor for the ministry of the Word.
Suffering is the topic your congregation most needs to hear about and the one most pastors handle worst. Here is how to preach on it honestly.
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By Brent Lacy The small church staffing problem is not what most people think it is. The common diagnosis is […]