Hope for Small Membership Churches: Rediscovering God's Promise
If you and your small membership church feel hopeless because one or more of the following has happened...
- Your community has lost people.
- The school closed.
- Businesses on main street are closing.
- Church attendance is low.
- Sunday morning children are riding bikes and not attending church.
- You do not recognize many people around you community.
- You wish we could return to yesteryear.
And…
- You are a small membership church looking for hope.
- Believe God still has a purpose for your church.
- You believe children of all ages need God’s love and grace in their lives.
- Despite all the problems your church is an important part of your community.
We have a workshop just for you!
Hope for Small Membership Churches
Helping small membership churches move past hopelessness to HOPE!
A one-day hands on workshop for rediscovering God’s promise.
What: The day is divided into four sessions.
- Taking Time to Listen to God!
- Focusing on God’s Call
- Developing a Team
- Living God’s Vision
At the end of the day churches will have an action plan for helping their church take the next steps to a vision of hope & making a difference in their church and community.
Why: Our small membership churches are important to our communities, state, nation, and world!
Who should attend: Churches are encouraged to bring a team which includes, pastor and three or more church leaders/members/constituents.
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Rev. Dr. Carl K. Ellis
The Rev. Dr. Carl K. Ellis, founder and executive director of The Academy for Small Membership Church Ministries, grew up in a small membership church in San Francisco California. He has served as a pastor for 36 years; 31 years in rural churches and 5 years on the Kansas West Conference Staff as Director of the Center for Small Membership Churches.