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The Performance Aesthetic is the excellent gift of large congregations. But it often does not fit the challenges of strengths of small settings. When have you noticed that something didn’t fit your small setting? What happens?
May 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
There's a big worship word we've forgotten. Want to know what it is? It's in our blog: go.smallchurch.org/post/the-big...
May 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Are you curating worship with your community’s best gifts?
Worship should be crafted from each community's best gifts. Not an imitation of another’s.
May 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Small boats can change directions more easily than huge cargo ships. And this nimbleness is a gift that small congregations can offer the whole Church.
May 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Maybe you’ve heard the term “church vitality.” And maybe the term makes you a little queasy. Because it comes with measurements that don’t seem to fit. And because the term sometimes gets used as a weapon. You’re not alone. Learn more in our blog:
Small, Rural Congregations: Redefining Vitality, Building on Trust, Imagining the Right-There-Already Kingdom
Maybe you’ve heard the term “church vitality.” And maybe the term makes you a little queasy. Because it comes with measurements that don’t seem to fit. And because the term sometimes gets used as a…
go.smallchurch.org
May 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM