Small Churches Are the Norm, Not The Exception

The Texas Baptist Standard has an interesting essay today which rightly points out that anthropological studies that show the largest naturally occurring human community is 150, whether it is a village in Africa or a church in America. Larger groupings actually are groups of communities.  In other words, small churches are what’s considered normal and large churches are simply collectives of small gatherings.

The report continues by noting something I agree with completely:  Although pastors of smaller churches may feel their church needs to grow before it can accomplish something significant, testimonies during the conference showed how God used small congregations to plant churches, reach people groups and transform communities.

God can use any Church as long as its members are willing to follow the leadership of the Holy Spirit.