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Most small churches do not have a worship band. Here is how to lead worship well with what you have — and why the absence of a band might actually be an advantage.
Bi-Vocational MinistryChurch Leadership
A pastoral sabbatical is not a vacation. It is a strategic investment in the long-term health of the pastor and the church. Here is how to plan one that actually works.
Church LeadershipCommunity Engagement
Addiction touches nearly every family in rural America. Here is how a small church can minister to people struggling with addiction without pretending faith is a substitute for treatment.
Church LeadershipChurch Operations
The small church that develops its own leaders is the small church that sustains ministry over decades. Here is how to build a leadership pipeline that does not depend entirely on the pastor.
Church LeadershipChurch Operations
A building project is one of the most complex things a small church will ever undertake. Here is how to lead it well without destroying your congregation's unity or your church's finances.
Church LeadershipChurch Operations
A benevolence ministry that helps without enabling is one of the most valuable things a small church can offer its community. Here is how to build one that works.
Preaching during church conflict is one of the hardest things a pastor does. Here is how to stay faithful to the text, care for your congregation, and not make things worse from the pulpit.
Church LeadershipChurch Operations
Young families are not looking for a church with the best programs. They are looking for a church where their children are known and their family is welcomed. Small churches can offer that. Here is how.
Church LeadershipChurch Operations
Grief ministry is one of the most important things a small church pastor does. Here is how to do it well, from the first phone call to the one-year anniversary.
AI in the ChurchChurch Leadership
Small churches do not need expensive software to run well. Here are the free and low-cost tools that actually make a difference, organized by what they do.