In Preaching Articles: "too small" showing 1-15 of 51

Do We Preach A Grace That's Too Small?

By Ray Hollenbach on Mar 19, 2019

We've lined up the chairs in neat little rows and called it grace. We never noticed: it has broken free.

Scripture: Numbers 4:1-4

Tags: Grace, Preaching, King, Tyrant, too small  (view more)  (view less)

When I Don't Feel Successful

By Rev J.r. Vassar on Jan 24, 2017

From small mistakes to colossal meltdowns, we are all too familiar with the pain and shame of failure.

Scripture: Galatians 2:16, Philippians 3:8

Tags: failure, idolatry, Success In Life, success in ministry

You Cannot Out-Dream God

By Marshall Segal on Aug 29, 2016

We tend to think our dreams were too big when we were young, say when we were six, and too small as we get older. But maybe our dreams never reach high enough.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:31, 1 Corinthians 10:33, Isaiah 43:7, Matthew 4:8, Psalm 49:16-17, Matthew 6:19-21, John 5:44, John 12:43, Matthew 6:1, Psalm 115:1, Deuteronomy 8:3, Psalm 16:11, 1 Corinthians 2:9, Ephesians 2:5, 1 Timothy 4:7, Matthew 19:29  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Dreams, Materialism, eternal perspective, Following God's will

4 Signs Your Church May Not Need Small Groups

By Sermoncentral on Jan 14, 2021

When it comes to small groups, what works for big churches may not work for small churches.

Scripture: Psalm 69:1-25

Tags: Preaching

Small Does Not Equal Broken: 5 Steps To Greatness In A Small Church

By Sermoncentral on Apr 19, 2021

Where are all the great small churches? Would you know one if you saw one? They exist. There’s no doubt about that. There are great small churches in every country, serving every ethnic group and in virtually every language. They worship in every imaginable liturgical style and they meet in every type of building – including no building at all.

Tags: Perseverance, Determination, Church size, Expectation, big versus small  (view more)  (view less)

Three Questions Every Small Group Ministry Must Answer

By James Emery White on Sep 23, 2017

"Regardless of the type of small group ministry you may have, there are three foundational questions that must be settled for maximum effectiveness and clear focus––yet seldom are. And they are foundational questions because they speak to the heart of your philosophy of ministry."

Tags: strategy, BIBLE STUDY, Small groups, Church Small Groups, Fellowship Group, Small Group Ministry  (view more)  (view less)

A Word To The Small Town Pastor

By Ron Edmondson on Jan 4, 2017

Sometimes people don’t know how well they are doing.

Tags: Perspective, Pastors, Small Church, Pastoral Ministry

Don't Like Small Churches? Me Neither

By Sermoncentral on May 10, 2016

The problems most people have with small churches aren’t about size, they’re about sickness. And sickness can happen in churches of any size.

Scripture: Genesis 1:15-6:23

Tags: Community, Preaching, Small Church

Bigger Is Not Necessarily Better: 3 Reasons I'm Convinced God Most Often Builds His Church Small

By Chris Surber on Nov 19, 2018

God uses big churches for certain Kingdom jobs, and God uses little churches for specific assignments.

Scripture: Matthew 18:20-21

Tags: Ministry, Community, Kingdom, Small Church, big versus small  (view more)  (view less)

Five Strategic Advantages Of Small Churches

By Brandon O'brien on Feb 19, 2018

Brandon O'Brien offers five strengths that he believes are inherent in small congregations, which can leverage these characteristics for ministry success.

Tags: Church, Growth, pastor, Church Growth, Health, Small Church, Church General  (view more)  (view less)

3 Tools Small Group Leaders Need To Succeed

By John Gilman Ii on May 9, 2016

Small groups help churches grow because they help strangers become great friends. People stay at churches where they find friends because friendship covers a multitude of sins. Small groups involve us in others’ lives and really invest us in the church. These friendships eventually turn into deep, meaningful connections that can last a lifetime.

Tags: friendship, Small groups, church organization

What Small Groups Do Best...and What They Don't

By Glenn Packiam on Aug 16, 2016

Small groups are a perfect example of how pastors may learn from researchers. At many church conferences, pastors speak confidently of their latest, greatest small group model, sure that it is the new breakthrough in discipleship.

Tags: Outreach, Learning, relationships, Church Small Groups

10 Reasons Small Churches Tend To Stay Small

By Joe Mckeever on Feb 6, 2018

After working for years among hundreds of small congregations, Joe McKeever speaks to the subtle growth barriers that tend to go unnoticed or unaddressed in stagnant churches.

Scripture: John 13:35, Psalm 85:6, Luke 11:1-2

Tags: Church, Outreach, pastor, Church Growth, Health, Fail, Small Church, Church Practices  (view more)  (view less)

Is Your Church Stuck Or Just Small?

By Sermoncentral on Jan 23, 2019

If your church is healthy, quit stressing about getting bigger. God may not be calling you to bigness.

Scripture: Acts 1:1-15

Tags: Growth, Church Growth, Healthy Church, effective, Small Church  (view more)  (view less)

Only In A Small Church: Sometimes You Gotta Kill Cockroaches

By Karl Vaters on Apr 24, 2017

Principles that make sense in a big church don't always work in a smaller one.

Tags: leadership, Perspective, Church family, Small Church, e  (view more)  (view less)