They can help a church see that, although small, it plays an integral role in the life of the kingdom, beginning in an association and spreading throughout the world. Beyond the world missions conference, continue to help the small church realize that is has an integral role in the work of the kingdom in its area. The Sunday School Department of the Sunday School Board, building on its successful small Sunday School work, is planning to design Convention Uniform Series quarterlies for small churches. These quarterlies will include materials for an extended opening exercise with emphasis on missions education and discipleship training. Other denominational programs Church Music, Missions Education, Pastoral Ministries and the like are developing ideas for projects and events that can be used in smaller churches, recognizing that these are the ways small churches do church.
Small churches become family chapels.
That is, most of the folks become kind to one another. This is inevitable in a small, stable community. Some families are good families. This is true in churches as well. But, there are unconcerned families and there are also some unconcerned churches.