Last week on Ministry Matters, United Methodist Bishop Will Willimon kickstarted a debate over small churches and their worthiness of denominational support and subsidy. Ignoring… read more

Bishop Willimon is wrong about small membership churches. He’s not completely wrong, but he needs correction on three key points made in his recent article, "The Tough Truth … read more

In Jason Byassee’s beautifully written book, The Gifts of the Small Church, he states that “the small church is God’s primary way of saving people.”… read more