The Small Church Ministry Podcast Laurie Acker

In this episode, we’re taking a little sidestep from small church tools and strategies to answer a few frequently asked questions that land in our inboxes. If you’re curious about the answers to questions like these, listen in for a peek behind the curtain.

 We’ll be talking about why ...
we chose to be a for-profit ministry and what that meanssome of our resources cost money and some are freewe work and what our business looks likesthe “Be a light” closing came from
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The small church culture of burning people out for Jesus needs an overhaul. It’s not healthy and it’s not biblical. If it’s been a while since you’ve had a break - and maybe you don’t think it’s even possible - please listen in. And if you lead a team of volunteers, I implore you to lead the way by example. We need more healthy people in small churches. Exhaustion and burnout do not need to be part of serving. In fact, they are a sign of unhealth. 

This episode is for if ... 
you want to lead betteryou want permission to take a breakyou’re curious about what rhythms of rest could look likeyou think taking time off doesn’t fit into your story

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If you’ve ever wondered how to successfully pull off an interdenominational event, listen in as Amy Satterfield shares how sending out 4 cold emails to 4 different churches led to a 10-year tradition of an interdenominational event series involving over 40 churches throughout an entire county. 

Along with testimonies of changed lives and relationships, Amy talks about:
Why sharing the ministry is more effective than sponsoring an eventHow rotating churches for meeting space is a key element in breaking down barriersThe beauty of ending each gathering with the Lord’s Prayer
Click here to read Amy’s detailed plan: An Easy Plan To Host An Interdenominational Women’s Event In Your Community
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Connect with Amy Satterfield
amy@smallchurchministry.com
https://www.facebook.com/amy.e.satterfield


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Do you have a vision for your ministry? 

If there’s a gap between where you are and where you want to be, you’re not alone. In fact, God designed it this way. 

There’s always a middle part between a starting point and an end goal. Oftentimes in ministry, that “middle part” doesn’t go super-smoothly, as planned, or without obstacles. 

As frustrating as it can be, there’s no way to leap that gap - and we shouldn’t want to. God does some of His deepest work in this “middle part” of ministry.

Can you imagine how different ministry would feel … 
If quitting in the middle was never an option?If we knew for certain that God was preparing the way?If instead of crying “failure,” we figured out what God was doing, teaching, and revealing?Join the conversation with Dee Bryce of Olive Branch Community Church as she shares about God at work in the midst of a season when it seemed all their ministry dreams were being stripped away.


Connect with Dee Bryce
https://www.olive-branch.org.uk/


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If you’re wondering what your next outreach event should be for your small church, join this conversation about innovative ways to uncover community needs you might have never considered. 

Miles Larson, Director of Pastoral and Congregational Vitality of the Brethren Church, shares a bit of his story along with ...
3 elements that can help your small church find its unique calling to outreachHow to conduct community listening sessions to uncover needs and deepen relationshipsYour next step in responding to needs, based on congregation skills and passion areas

Connect with Miles Larson
miles@brethrenchurch.org
https://www.brethrenchurch.org/

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Diaspora (from the word “dispersed”) refers to people living outside their home country.

This term holds true for more people today than at any other time in history. From big to small, many cities worldwide are becoming international centers.

Whether relocation is forced (war, famine, natural disaster, political persecution, etc.) or voluntary (education, economics, career opportunity, etc.), leaving a homeland comes with incredible stress, difficult adjustment, and unanticipated needs.

Walking through our communities raises the question: Has the mission field come to us?

Listen in to a conversation with Tim Rickel, Lead Diaspora Project Director for World Gospel Mission, and hear about the opportunity small churches have for a cross-cultural ministry without ever leaving home.

Connect with Tim Rickel at World Gospel Mission
https://www.wgm.org

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