Bill Kemp, The Church Transition Workbook: Getting Your Church in Gear. Discipleship Resources, 2004. Referenced in: Leading Change and Transition Small Church Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary Kemp is a church renewal specialist among United Methodists. This book is not focused strictly on small churches, but can serve as an excellent companion resource with Kemp’s other volume,
Shawn McMullen, Unleashing the Potential of the Smaller Church: Vision and Strategy for Life-Changing Ministry. Standard Publishing, 2006. Companion volume: McMullen, Releasing the Power of the Smaller Church Referenced in: Small Church Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary McMullen is pastor of a Church of Christ (instrumental) in Milan, Indiana and a founding member of the Energizing Small
Kirk and Rose Farnsworth, All Churches Great and Small: 60 Ideas for Improving Your Church’s Ministry.. Judson Press, 2005. Referenced in: Small Church Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is one of several volumes published by Judson Press designed for small church development. Judson also produces the Small Church in Action Series. It elevates the place of
Gene Williams, In the Shadow of the Steeple: The Vital Role of the Smaller Church in a Mega-Church World. Beacon Hill Press, 2005. Referenced in: Small Church Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary Gene Williams has over 40 years of experience in ministry, including both small- and mega-sized churches, so he is uniquely qualified to offer a comparative
Stephen E. Burt and Hazel Ann Roper, The Little Church that Could: Raising Small Church Esteem (Small Church in Action Series). Judson Press, 2000. Referenced in: Small Church Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a unique and needed volume that fully develops a theme found in all of the best materials on small church development –
Anthony Pappas, Editor, Inside the Small Church (Harvesting the Learning Series). Alban Institute, 2002. Referenced in: Small Church Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a collection of short essays by authors and noted practitioners in small church development, many of them from the Five Stones small church newsletter. It is divided into four sections: Leading the
Bill Kemp, Holy Places, Small Spaces: A Hopeful Future for the Small Membership Church. Discipleship Resources, 2005. Referenced in: Small Church Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a kind of “State of the Small Church Address.” It is more than that, but it certainly gives the most comprehensive demographic analysis and sociological data on the place
Temporary link for the Harding Lecture handout – York, Energize Workshop, Small Churches 2024 LEADING THE SMALL CHURCH Part of the ministry resources on Church Leadership and Renewal Small churches are unique, presenting special challenges to leaders. Since the vast majority of churches are small, good materials are needed to affirm the strengths and embrace
