Lack of an Org Chart is no excuse for lack of organization.

Small church pastors aren’t bad at planning, they’re just dealing with a much more fluid situation than our big church peers.

People want to give. God wants to provide. Our churches need to be places worthy of those gifts and that provision.

Churches that resist change have a harder time when change is needed. Churches that regularly make smaller transitions hone their transition skills.

Getting more precise numbers wasn’t going to fix the obvious problems or identify the undiscovered ones.

Unlike politicians and major league coaches, most of our critics aren’t strangers in the stands, they’re people we know very closely. 

We need to behave morally not so we can keep our reputations intact, but because hurting other people is wrong. Always wrong.

Wise and loving pastors don’t attack people’s affection for the past, they ease their fears about the future.

Christ is with us when we suit up again, even though we fell flat on our face the last time we went on the field.

Ministry will never be easy, but it doesn’t have to be as complicated as we make it.

Getting a few people engaged and involved is far more important than attracting a big crowd.

Coming to a small church for the first time is an act of great vulnerability. So it’s important to do the personal things well.

Your church might not have the budget or the staff to do the extras, but that’s okay. You can do what matters.

A simple, practical first step to help you or your team start building a team.

Becoming a great preacher is about me. Preaching more effectively is about Jesus.

Discovery takes place in the hinterlands, where we don’t feel comfortable and things can get a little scary.

In church growth, as in everything, we can’t take our lead from the best examples, but from typical results.

Like saying “please,” using church growth principles makes church growth possible, not inevitable.

Churches on defense talk about the glory days of the past. Churches on offense maintain a strong hope for the future.