Sentences with phrase «small church»

That is possible only in smaller churches in which the whole congregation is easily in view.

Members of small churches served by part - time lay ministers are not necessarily worse off spiritually than their counterparts in large churches — and perhaps they are better off.

I now go, when I can, to a very small church with less than 20 people.

The law would in effect make it illegal for smaller churches to meet in homes or other buildings.

It's taken me 10 years to do this and a church that has supported my efforts (we're a very small church so the needs are limited).

Yet there is no denying that many small churches struggle.

However I have seen small churches do this just as much as mega churches are accused of it.

Located on top of a steep hill, this was said to be an old small church built at the time of Spanish occupation.

In order for the charismatic gifts to play a more vital role, the larger churches must found smaller churches.

We've been host to baby showers, meetings, small events and even small church services.

Those in small churches often find it hard to meet enough single people, while singles in large church communities feel under the spotlight, or find it hard get to know people well.

Most small churches simply do not engage in social service.

Why don't pastors want to serve small churches?

Small church groups should be so structured that they support married as well as single people.

This brings «its own challenges» but the trust won't turn away small church schools that come to them for support.

I know it's popular to promote «down with big church» and praise small church.

When I was in college, my favorite professor and I went to the same small church.

More small churches are joining big ones in order to keep their doors open.

I just wonder if all of us (big churches and small churches alike) could be a little wiser with our money.

Yet small churches are not dinosaurs destined to lose the struggle for survival.

I understand that small churches play an important role but isn't it a problem if it is not making disciples that make disciples.

Having been involved in church planting, I have seen how communal small churches are, how much the members have access to each other.

Small churches nationwide are suffering and closing their doors.

In that case, perhaps small churches with part - time pastors should be embraced for their special gifts and the contributions they make to the vitality of the denomination.

Small churches perform these vital functions as well as big churches do and frequently much better.

He writes about church health and innovative leadership from the perspective of small church.

Small churches with part - time pastors should be embraced for their special gifts and the contributions they make to the vitality of the denomination.

Meanwhile, I am in a very small church that meets only twice a month.

And it is not true that small churches don't have the resources to do effective mission.

Atlanta - area megachurch pastor Andy Stanley has come under fire for remarks he made about small churches in a recent sermon.

I am grateful to Jack Lumanog for his post last week on Transformational Small Churches and Bivocational Ministry.

The sermon circulated online, especially as small church leaders raised concerns about his approach.

Nathan suggested that people dig mega churches because of the perception of success, while Jim above sort of inferred that big churches are great for «new» or «tentative» Christians... sometimes, though, I think we have hidden motives for praising small churches too.

It was kind of confusing, however, because later in the book he stated that smaller churches tend to be healthier churches, and God loves to work in obscurity (p. 168).

Grace is a larger - than - small church whose demographics are rare for Virginia: 68 % African American, 32 % White, Latino and Asian.

Few Protestants seem to realize how very many small churches exist, and what a drain they are on the resources of the larger congregations.

In addition to Stetzer and Rainer, an interdenominational panel of experts will discuss how small churches are making a biblical impact in the lives of their members and in their communities.

While these large churches are still outnumbered by smaller churches in the country, their influence is undeniable.

Years ago, a study of the four Presbyterian churches in Ann Arbor, Michigan, showed that of all the Presbyterians who moved to the city, 80 percent would attend prestigious First Presbyterian (no matter who the senior minister might be) The three other small churches would divide up the remaining 20 percent — and recruit new members to survive.

We have a pastor who trains elders; elders who lead small churches.

Even small churches start to seem too big, and it becomes preferable to have Mass said in a private setting, among friends, in a small room where no microphones are needed.

A Baptist Union questionnaire asking this very question was sent to 125 small churches across the UK.

In today's economy there are many small churches seeking fresh seminary graduates to be their pastors, and there continue to be fair numbers of openings for assistant or associate pastors.

Once, years ago, I was in a very small church choir of soloists where each of us received a very small weekly payment.

Both Concordia Seminary and the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod had cultivated a kind of family atmosphere, characteristic perhaps of relatively small church bodies with ethnic origins.

By contrast, when I attended a gathering of pastors from much smaller churches, nickel - and - dime operations with meager attendance on Sundays, barely able to support their pastors, I did not hear the pastors talk about improving their facilities or putting together a smoother operation for Jesus.