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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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A Spiritual Formation Workbook: Small Group Resources for Nurturing Christian Growth

This classicworkbook is a structured, ecumenical resource designed specifically for...

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Pastoring Small Towns: Help and Hope for Those Ministering in Small Places

This book encourages ministry leaders to recognize, understand, and respond to the...

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Fostering A Small Group Mindset In A Small Church Setting

This online article presents findings from a study conducted by Lifeway Research regarding...

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Town Hall Preaching During Crisis: Igniting Pastoral Imagination in the Face of Fatigue,...

In this video clergy candidly discuss preaching justice and hope during the pandemic and...

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Lead Small: Five Big Ideas Every Small Group Leader Needs to Know

This resource provides strategies for encouraging faith among children through small group...

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Making Small Groups Work: What Every Small Group Leader Needs to Know

Drawing upon the authors' experiences as psychologists, this resource looks at what makes...

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Overview of Church Size Theory

Written with an Episcopal audience in mind, this presentation details the characteristics of...

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Multi-Site Churches: Guidance for the Movement's Next Generation

This resource tackles the "why" behind multi-site churches and addresses several relevant...

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Stop Taking Attendance

This article argues that congregations should focus more on overall impact versus attendance....

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