Staying Small

Thanks to Fred Lian from GracePoint Community Church in Littleton Colorado for letting me know about Joe McKeever's site. If this list  intrigues you, read more. I think you'll appreciate McKeever- there's some good stuff on his site, ranging beyond small-church-specific articles. He's not saying all churches have to get big - but they all should be impacting their communities for Christ.

If you've read The Healthy Small Church (Dennis Bickers) and Small Strong Congregations (Kennon Callahan) you'll see a lot of reflections in McKeever's list.

"Why Small Churches Tend to Stay Small" (Joe McKeever)

• Wanting to stay small - "We like our church just the way it is now."
• Quick turnover of pastors
• Domination by a few strong members
• Not trusting the leaders
• Inferiority complex

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• No plan
• Bad health
• Lousy fellowship
• A state of neglect permeates the church
• No prayer

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Leave a comment and let us know what you think -

• Which reason churches stay small rings true with you?
• What would you add to the list?
• How has your congregation faced and worked through one of these issues?