Bigger churches aren\u2019t necessarily better. Smaller churches aren\u2019t necessarily broken, stuck or ineffective.<\/p>\n
Effective churches exist in all shapes and sizes. Including churches that haven\u2019t grown numerically in a while.<\/p>\n
But the myths persist. Especially the myth<\/a> that if a church is healthy it will get bigger. And the corresponding myth that if a church isn\u2019t getting bigger it\u2019s either a problem to be fixed (at best) or it\u2019s beyond fixing and needs to be closed<\/a>.<\/p>\n It doesn\u2019t matter if there\u2019s other evidence<\/a> of health outside the numbers. For too many of us, church size is the primary (or only) factor in determining the health and value of a local congregation.<\/p>\n This thinking is not just mistaken, it\u2019s dangerous. History has regularly shown us that any time we equate bigger with better in the kingdom of God, it leads to problems. Big problems.<\/p>\n Today, there are a handful of unintended consequences that result from the almost universal and seldom questioned assumption that church growth always means bigger churches.<\/p>\n Here are just a few….<\/p>\n Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n History has regularly shown us that any time we equate bigger with better in the kingdom of God, it leads to problems.<\/p>\n Big problems.<\/p>\n (NEW post)https:\/\/t.co\/BJ4XJC3omM<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Karl Vaters (@KarlVaters) January 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n