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Of Course the Church Is Going to Be Small

By Filings on Tue, 11/02/21
Church & Ministry
Church Growth
Christianity vs Culture

“Our models and our expectations for ‘successful’ churches tend to focus on growing in numbers. But is that realistic? …. Christian minorities gathered into small congregations can still function effectively as the Body of Christ. In fact, that may be the Biblical norm.” - Veith

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