SMALLER CHURCH NETWORK RESOURCES
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RECOMMENDED BOOKS
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Dynamics of Small Town Ministry
Lawrence W. Farris
Herndon, Virginia:
The Alban Institute, 2000
Inside the Small Church
Anthony G. Pappas
Herndon, Virginia:
The Alban Institute, 2002
Leading the Small Church: How to Develop a Transformational Ministry
Glen C. Daman
Grand Rapids, Michigan:
Kregel, 2006
Left Behind in a Megachurch World: How God Works Through Ordinary Churches
Ruth A. Tucker
Grand Rapids, Michigan:
Baker Books, 2006
Shepherding the Small Church: A Leadership Guide for the Majority of Today's Churches
Glen C. Daman
Grand Rapids, Michigan:
Kregel, 2002
Sizing Up a Congregation for New Member Ministry
Arlin Rothauge
New York, New York:
The Episcopal Church (Education for Mission and Ministry Office), 1983.
Small Congregation, Big Potential: Ministry in the Small Membership Church
Lyle Schaller
Nashville, Tennessee:
Abingdon Press, 2003
Small, Strong Congregations: Creating Strengths and Health for Your Congregation
Kennon L. Callahan
San Francisco, California:
Jossey-Bass, 2000
The Healthy Small Church: Diagnosis and Treatment for the Big Issues
Dennis Bickers
Kansas City, Missouri:
Beacon Hill Press, 2005
The Little Church that Could: Raising Small Church Esteem
Steven E. Burt and Hazel Ann Roper
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania:
Judson Press, 2000
Turnaround Strategies for the Small Church
Ron Crandall
Nashville, Tennessee:
Abingdon Press, 1995
CHILDREN’S CURRICULUM FOR THE SMALL CHURCH
The resources below are Commended Resources of the EPC.
Kid Connection
Faith Alive Resources
Discovery Club
Pioneer Clubs
DOWNLOADABLE EPC RESOURCES
Comparing Types of Small Churches
Tables comparing types of small churches described by size and growth pattern.
Missional Church Primer for the EPC
Part of the Long Range Planning Committee’s work to “develop missional ethos and practice in denominational life.”
OTHER RESOURCES
ChuckWarnock.com
Blog formerly known as “Confessions of a Small Church Pastor”
SmallChurch.com
A Big Place for Small Churches
Small Church Leadership Network
Designed to encourage and leaders of small churches and assist in helping them become more effective in their ministry
The Outback Steakchurch
What would church planting would look like if done with the Outback Steakhouse method?
Village Missions
Developing spiritually vital country churches in rural North America
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