Articles in this Issue
THE UNIQUE ROLE OF THE SMALL CHURCH
Just as small businesses are the backbone of the nation’s economy, so too are small churches indispensable in God’s economy.
THE BACK PAGE
It’s tempting to allow our ministry to revolve around what can be photocopied.
POTENTIAL LEADERS: WHEN ARE THEY READY
How to know when newcomers, whether apparent superstars or humble servants, are ready for church office.
MINISTRY BY MULTIPLE CONGREGATIONS
How to make the divide-and-conquer approach work in a growing church.
OUR SUFFICIENCY FOR OUTREACH
An interview with John MacArthur, Jr., about his controversial new book.
HOW YOUR PEOPLE REALLY FEEL ABOUT OUTREACH
A Leadership survey uncovers the (sometimes surprising) beliefs and opinions people and their pastors have about evangelism.
The Wobegon Preacher
An interview with Garrison Keillor.
LEARNING TO BE SOME THINGS FOR SOME PEOPLE
Finding your church’s niche seems to be one key to effective evangelism.
MOVING TARGETS: MINISTRY IN A TRANSIENT SOCIETY
How churches keep from being immobilized by their mobile population.
GETTING WORD OUT AND PEOPLE IN
Church publicity needn’t fall on deaf ears.
THE LITTLE THINGS
What makes a ministry worthwhile? Sometimes the simplest acts are the most significant.
WIDE-ANGLE TEACHING
How to reach the spectrum of people who attend your classes.
SEEKERS OR SAINTS: THE CHURCH CONFLICT OF INTEREST?
A Leadership Forum
CHURCH GROWTH COMES OF AGE
Now that the church growth movement in America is 21, what do Leadership readers think of it?
HOW DO YOU FORGIVE THE UNREPENTANT?
Sometimes victims must forgive their abusers even when reconciliation isn’t possible.