Books and Articles by Dr. Ron Johnston
Book: “Reality Check for the Church”
“Reality Check for the Church” is written not by an expert in an ivory tower but fellow traveler who has experienced frustrations and blessings of small church life. If churches are looking for an easy three-step solution to all of their problems, this is not the book for them. But for those churches that are committed to the long-term task of building a solid vision for the future, Dr. Johnston has provided a practical guide for the journey.
Articles:
“Appreciating Small Churches”
The article “Appreciating Small Churches” is in the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) Magazine “Faith Today” – March/April 2023.
https://www.faithtoday.ca/Magazines/2023-Mar-Apr/Appreciating-small-churches
“The Strength (and Possible Weakness) of Small Church Life”
The article “”The Strength (and Possible Weakness) of Small Church Life” is in the Institute of Evangelism – March 29, 2023.
“The Beautiful Gift of Small Churches”
The article “The Beautiful Gift of Small Churches” is in the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) magazine “Faith Today” – July/August 2018.
https://www.faithtoday.ca/Magazines/2018-Jul-Aug/The-beautiful-gift-of-small-churches
“In Celebration of Small Churches: size as an indicator of church health”
This article is in the Northwest Institute for Ministry Education Research (NIMER). It is a peer review article.
http://nimer.ca/in-celebration-of-small-churches-size-as-an-indicator-of-church-health/
Podcasts
Podcast with Marilyn Draper and EFC
Podcast on why small churches in Canada need our attention.
Podcast with Ron Baker
Dr. Johnston did a podcast with Ron Baker on the Small Church, Small Church Connections, and Canadian Small Church Ministry Centre on February 2, 2021.
https://cscmc.ca/podcast/this-is-us-episode-1-ron-johnston
Podcast with Karen Stillar
Dr. Johnston did a podcast with Karen Stiller of the EFC on “Why Small Churches Matter”.
https://www.faithtoday.ca/Audio-Video/Podcasts/Why-small-churches-matter-An-interview-with-Ron
Blogs
Dr. Johnston wrote a blog for Flourishing Congregations Institute entitled “Discipleship in the Small Church” in November 20,2020.
https://www.flourishingcongregations.org/post/flourishing-update-december-2-2020