Small church
I would love to be part of a big local church. Especially a faithful church that sings with all their heart. But, there is an advantage in being small: We are mobile. Last week we cancelled services and went to the Geneva church retreat that took place here in Lausanne. Not a logistical problem. Everyone made it. Next Sunday, we’ll meet with several members of Pepperdine’s Board of Regents for a bi-lingual worship at their campus facility. Then on Easter Sunday, we will worship with Bethanie, the local retirement home just up the street, with about 40 residents, tripling our numbers. (They call us “the people with the good voices” because of the acappella singing.)
We met some new friends last night… Wonderful Christians with a godly and intelligent daughter in Pepperdine Lausanne. Their church is so big they have 2 days of worship services and a “north” and a “south” campus. The pastor is “videoed” for one of the campuses and teaches “live” at the other, without revealing where he’ll be in advance.
Big is not necessarily better. Small is not necessarily good. Each have their own pluses and minuses, growing together as they faithfully follow the Head.
March 10th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
My congregation is small. There will be about 85 entries in the new directory I’m working on. But to cancel at the building and go someplace else to worship? Uh-uh! Wouldn’t happen. Maybe “mobile” has a lot to do with mindset as well as size??
March 10th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Sounds like you’ve solved the communication issue with which so many churches struggle.
March 11th, 2008 at 4:14 am
There has been a consistent element to my ministry over the years. I made larger churches become smaller ones.
March 11th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
One of our local churches has 6 worship times. 6!
I love my group of 300 or so and am very happy to only preach once.