There is more to the thousands of small churches in Canadian neighbourhoods than many people realize. A new study digs into the realities of these churches and examines their needs and strengths from the perspective of their pastors. Significant Church: Understanding…
Small Church Pastors’ Retreat
If you are a small church pastor, we want to give you the gift of a few days away in a quiet setting where you can be refreshed. This retreat is designed especially for the leader of a small church…
Something New
http://clipart-library.com/clipart/29246.htm The last time that I wrote I said that I was going to begin something new. Instead of creating each blog entry myself, I was going to ask other people who are passionate about the small church to contribute.…
My Last Post
Image by Peggy und Marco Lachmann-Anke from Pixabay For the past three or four years I have been trying to write a blog entry each week. Sometimes I failed to post it that often but most of the time…
A Pastor’s Wife: Sometimes It’s Just Hard
http://clipart-library.com/clipart/1291924.htm Blog by My Wife, Gloria The tears rolled down my face as I drove along the highway. This was not how I had planned my life to be. I had very definite ideas about my role as a pastor’s…
Called To Be Small
Called to Be Small I have started reading a book by Karl Vaters entitled Small Church Essentials. I just read a few pages when one paragraph caught my attention. Vaders says this: “Instead in the last generation or…
A Christian Response To COVID-19
Photo by Ben White on Unsplash I am coming more and more to appreciate the fact that my political perspective is shaped largely by my political convictions. I say that with a certain amount of shame because my political perspective…
Some Positives From The Coronavirus
Every conversation that I have with people these days begins with at least ten minutes focused on the Coronavirus. It is the subject that dominates our newscasts. I just looked through today’s newspaper (Yes, we still get one delivered to…
The Day I Almost Drowned
http://clipart-library.com/clipart/8TA66Ladc.htm I feel like I have been taking a refresher course in basic ecclesiology over the course of the past month. I have been reminded of a truth that I have known most of my life but all of a…
Leadership In A Small Church
http://clipart-library.com/clipart/14499.htm At the moment I feel like I have more than enough challenges in my life to keep me busy. Knowing that, however, I have decided to take on one more. In my spare time over the next couple of…