Every once in a while reading produces a pleasant surprise. I had one of those moments on the next to last page of a book written by two sociologists – Sam Reimer of Crandall University in New Brunswick and Michael…

For the most part I try to be encouraging in this blog. I am passionate about the value of small churches and I want to encourage you who are leaders in those churches. So I tend to focus on things…

On March 18, 2015 Lyle E. Schaller died and the church lost one of its greatest leaders. Christianity Today called Schaller the “dean of church consultants.” He authored 55 books and edited another 41. He published thousands of essays and…

I thought that you might use a pick-me-up this morning so here is a blog entry that should be an encouragement to you. http://www.churchplanting.com/is-bigger-really-better-the-statistics-actually-say-no/

I have been reading a book by Frank Viola and George Barna entitled Pagan Christianity?. The basic premise of the book is that for two thousand years Christians have been doing church wrong and that they need to get back…

The following are some web pages that are worth looking at. Four Steps to Becoming a Great Church – Of Any Size Karl Vaters makes the point that greatness and size are not synonymous. Any size church can be great…

I was the pastor of my first church before I attended Bible College or seminary. I was a young and inexperienced person and now I marvel at the patience of the people in that church. I believe that God wanted…

Last week I shared my dream for the small church across Canada. As part of that dream I made the following two statements. “I have a dream that small churches will bond together in such a way that they will…

About a month ago I was asked a very profound question by a reader of this blog. With a slight smile on his face he asked me if I was crazy. The reason for his questioning of my sanity was…