September 4, 2025
Even those who serve smaller congregations (or who serve alone as the only paid employee) can still obey the Lord’s command for Sabbath rest.
August 22, 2019
By Patrick L. Mitchell We all play what I call the “better game.” We spend too much time fantasizing about something “better,” though deep down we know it rarely, if ever, truly is better. We pay for the next better, move cities to find the next better, cheat on a spouse to experience the next better . . . and it’s almost always to our detriment, for there is no satisfying this psychological sasquatch. Church hopping is a large-scale manifestation of this desire, and Southerners—of which I am one—are especially skilled in this “game.” The perfect church is out there,
December 15, 2012
By Paul Boatman For 46 years Ron Payne has served as minister with the 173-year-old Ingraham (Illinois) Christian Church. How did nearly a half century of ministry with one church begin? When I was a Bible college freshman, I was asked to fill in [at Ingraham] until they found a preacher. They never found one, so I”m still here. Was there anything about the church to predict such a long ministry? Since 1839, only the founding minister, Mr. Ingraham, stayed longer than four years. The 16 preachers who served before me stayed an average of just 11
March 26, 2006
Most churches in America are smaller congregations, and their local presence is strategic. Shawn McMullen highlights why small churches matter and introduces a resource designed to help leaders and volunteers expand ministry impact.
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