Shepherding the Small Church: A Leadership Guide for the Majority of Today's Churches
About the AuthorGlenn C. Daman (D.Min., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) serves as director of the Center for Leadership Development, a ministry of Village Missions, and is an adjunct professor for a number of Bible colleges and seminaries, teaching in the area of small church studies. He is also the author Leading the Small Church.Despite the growing number of megachurches in the U.S., 75 percent of churches still have a weekly attendance of 150 or less. Glenn Daman, himself the pastor of two small churches, reminds readers that "the vitality of a congregation is not found in its size or its programs or budget. The vitality of a congregation is found in its fulfillment of God's purpose for the church." Offering neither trivial cliches nor quick fixes, Shepherding the Small Church acts as a manual for leaders, offering point-by point suggestions for small church ministry, mission, unity, and more. Chapter-by-chapter suggestions and several appendixes of helpful assessment tools hel