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Worship in Small Membership Churches by Robin Knowles Wallace and Terry R. Heck Just because your congregation is small doesn't limit your worship style.
"Living in the tension of small numbers and large hopes, gives us energy for the work of transformative worship," Wallace and Heck write. "Worship can be passionate in any setting. Small-membership churches are in the right place for effective, transforming ministry!"
Small congregations have unique gifts and particular strengths that can sustain a variety of worship styles. Yet many leaders shy away from some powerful participatory experiences because "we're too few" or more "informal." Any challenges or doubts you may have about expanding your weekly rituals can be met or at least lessened.
Rural Witness Team The purpose of the Rural Witness Team is to seek transformation of the people and ministries in rural congregations through prayer, conversation, and mutual action as we listen to, advocate for, and equip rural ministry.
Holy Places, Small Spaces: A Hopeful Future for the Small Membership Church By Bill Kemp Instead of declaring small-membership churches stuck between death and trying to be something they aren't, Kemp encourages pastors and members of small churches to understand they, too, can engage in vital, realistic ministry.
