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4 Practices to Help Small Church Stay Nimble and Open to Change

This online article is authored by Allen Stanton, an ordained elder in The United Methodist...

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Liturgy for the Closing of a Church

This downloadable liturgy from the United Church of Canada is designed to be the final...

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Shepherding the Small Church: A Leadership Guide for the Majority of Today's Churches

This book presents the meaning of church vitality in a new light, and begins a conversation...

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Building a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church: Mandate, Commitments and Practices of a Diverse Congregation

Written in three parts, this book encourages churches to seek diversity, and gives best...

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The Missional Church… Simple

Provided by Jeff Maguire, lead pastor of Mariners Church in Mission Viejo, CA, this web...

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You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church…and Rethinking Faith

This study identifies why church-going teens no longer attend worship, shedding light on the...

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The Peacemaking Pastor: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Church Conflict

This scripture-based book offers a Biblical view of peacemaking to help congregations...

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Striving Toward Multi-Ethnic Church

This interview with Shirley Hoogstra of Calvin College and Rev. Dr. Geraldo Marti explains...

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Rural Church Network of the United States and Canada

This web resource, by Rural Church Network, provides space for congregational leaders in...

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Imagining the Small Church: Celebrating a Simpler Path

Filled with moving stories about the life of a small church, this book offers a candid look...

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