Small congregations are not simply big churches on a smaller scale — they carry unique strengths. Join us for an event designed to help pastors and worship teams move beyond replicating large-church models and discover opportunities for innovation in seven areas of worshipful engagement. This is an opportunity to use the strengths of the small church and explore new ideas for faithful, creative leadership.

Register your team today!

Tuesday, March 3, 2026
9:30am–3pm ET
Haymount UMC (Fayetteville)

About the Day:

Small congregations are not big places in miniature. They work differently. They come with different resources, dynamics, and challenges. But they also come with distinctive strengths–ones that are powerfully forming and not generally available in big settings.

Ministry requires more than trying to replicate big-setting successes. It requires unleashing this great variety of small-setting strengths. Like reclaiming lay rather than expert leadership. Or “going local” rather than chasing after a one-size-fits-most program. Or returning to practices of participation rather than performance.

The result is not a “fix” for small congregations. It’s a hope for all congregations led by the small ones. We need you to work differently. To become local laboratories, indigenous innovators, and good news diagnosticians for the mission of the whole Church.

Grace doesn’t get hung up on expertise, efficiency, or numbers. It chases after lone lambs, changes plans for an interrupting beggar, and works like a ridiculously tiny mustard seed.

For the love of God, you can too.