Church leadership. Articles and resources for pastors and lay leaders on leading small and rural churches effectively.
A practical guide to adult discipleship in a small church. Building a discipleship culture, choosing curriculum, one-on-one discipleship, and measuring spiritual growth.
A practical guide to conducting a church health audit for small churches. Free 15-minute self-assessment covering 9 dimensions of church health, with action planning and improvement tracking.
Practical Father’s Day ideas for small churches. How to honor fathers, preach on fatherhood, and handle the day with sensitivity for people with complicated father relationships.
A complete Christmas ministry planning guide for small churches. Advent, Christmas Eve, community outreach, and how to make the most of the season with limited volunteers.
A complete Easter ministry planning guide for small churches. Lent, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, community outreach, and how to make the most of the resurrection season with limited volunteers.
A practical guide to pastor wellness for small church pastors. Physical, emotional, spiritual, and relational health practices that make ministry sustainable for the long term.
Everything a small church needs to build a trustworthy nursery ministry. Safety policies, volunteer training, room setup, and how to recruit and retain nursery volunteers.
12 ready-to-use communion meditations for small churches. Each is 2-3 minutes, theologically grounded, and written for any leader to deliver — not just the pastor.
25 practical pastor appreciation ideas for small churches. From handwritten notes to sabbatical funds, here is how to honor your pastor in ways that actually matter.
Honor your father and your mother (Exodus 20:12). But what does that look like when your parent can no longer live alone? A practical guide for adult children and the pastors who walk with them.