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How To Create A Welcoming Small Group Environment

This article supports congregational leaders that want to connect with God and others....

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Rural & Small Town Mission: Webinars

This online website, maintained by the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, helps congregations...

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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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Level Best: How Small and Grassroots Nonprofits Can Tackle Evaluation and Talk Results

This resource makes it easy for congregations to measure the effectiveness of particular...

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Five Strategic Advantages of Small Churches

This article identifies and details five strengths of smaller congregations while providing...

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No Matter How Small: Understanding Miscarriage and Stillbirth

This book gives stories and practical advice to help those experiencing miscarriage and...

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A Planning Handbook For Small-Sized Congregations

This online article provides planning and resources for synagogues to create strategic...

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6 Reasons Worship Attendees Aren't Group Participants

Lifeway Research believes that ongoing Bible study groups create environments that promote...

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Church in these VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) Times

This simple video orients leaders to the evolving impact of COVID-19. Then it explains how...

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Ryan T. Hartwig, PhD

This researcher, author, speaker, and consultant offers congregations expertise on small...

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