You might have a small church if..........

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I pastored a couple of small country churches.  I was also part of churches that ran several hundred. Since then (& while at HAC) I have belonged to mega churches.

But in smaller churches there were some unique attributes & obstacles that large churches do not have to deal with as much.

Let's have some fun with perspective from the pew or the pulpit & as always staying with the "ONE POST PER idea.

You might have a small church if..........
 
You might have a small church if..........

your piano or organ player gets sick on Sunday morning and there is no one else to take their place.
 
fishinnut said:
You might have a small church if..........
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...you know the offering is going to be good today b/c you tithed.
 
...you come to church late and the parking lot is still half empty.
 
...the nursery only has children in it when there are visitors.
 
....the sound system stops working and no one notices.
 
...the sound system is working fine and no one notices.
 
...the pastor spends 10 minutes during announcements talking about the head deacons bunions.
 
....the head deacon is the pastor.
 
....the yearly financial report is passed out on a 3x5 card.
 
...you print next week's bulletin on the back of this week's bulletin.
 
....members rotate bringing a roll of toilet paper for the restroom and then taking it home after the service.
 
....you can mow the church lawn with a push mower and it only takes 10 minutes.
 
...the sanctuary and the pastors office is the same room.
 
..the bottle of ketchup has been in the fridge for over a year and its still half full.  And its used every week.
 
,,,,offering plate(s) is unknown.
 
....your small home collection of those little A&W root beer mugs work fine for communion cups.
 
...your visitation car works fine for the bus route.

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....you can't find a supplier for only ONE Sunday School quarterly.
 
...any Costco-sized food item rots before its all consumed.
 
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