Churchwide discussions on structure and growth tend to focus on the importance ofincreasing “butts in the pews and bucks in the plates." Suggestions have been made onmerging smaller dioceses to create larger ones and closing the doors of congregationswhich do not have Sunday attendance of at least 200. This is a model of scarcity withoutconsideration of the value and abundance to be found in small churches. Discover the roles, possibilities, promise, and potential of being a small church! Travelwith Kay Collier McLauglin as she takes the back roads and byways of the United States, visiting small churches that are making a difference in their community. Each chapter tellsa story about an example of faithfulness in the life of a small congregation and relatesthat story to the essentials of faithful living and being church. The book challenges thedecision-makers in the Episcopal Church to think beyond traditional measures and shorttermeconomic fixes to discover the life-giving opportunities and models presented by thesmallest congregations. For diocesan leaders, lay professionals, clergy, seminarians, and small groups. | Big Lessons From Little Places by Kay Collier McLaughlin, Paperback | Indigo Chapters