So, you see some change is good. One change I would recommend for our congregation is to change our evaluation of ourselves as a congregation. However, I think there are some of us who don t feel good about this being a small congregation. When I talk with my friends who are ministers I m almost apologetic as I tell many of them that I serve a small congregation. Our society values bigness and growth and these values are a large part of church life today.
Some small churches have a hard time feeling good about themselves.
Many small churches can t communicate good news, they can t be animated and lively, because they feel bad, lowly, depressed and despised. Groucho Marx always told that old joke I wouldn t join any club that would have me as a member. Many small churches live with a sense of failure, they feel unattractive and that they feel like they have nothing to offer. Well, there is a lot of spiritual goodness here. We can do some things that large churches can t do.