Small Gatherings

“Small, intimate gatherings—whether they are labeled household, cell, koinonia, or growth groups—are a part of the rhythm of contemporary church life. These small gatherings may not be for everyone, and every small group involvement cannot be a satisfying one. But most of us would agree that there's something essential here, a quality of community life for which we hunger, a level of intimacy and accountability that we need, a sense of belonging that is found in few other settings.”
—David J. Sieplinga, “Homing in on the Church,” © March 1995, ReformedWorship.org, CC BY-NC-SA.

Featured Small Gatherings Resources

Choral Music on the Theme of Justice

Choir Justice Small Church

Four choral pieces for smaller church choirs with the theme of justice for the fall season. Teaching notes included.

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Advent Choral Music for Smaller Church Choirs

Advent Choir Small Church

If you are a choir director you are probably working on finalizing your choral repertoire for Advent. In this blog Dr. Kai Ton Chau provides suggestions for five Advent choral pieces chosen with the smaller church choir in mind. The pieces were chosen with themes of waiting, preparation, and light, making them very adaptable for various Advent preaching series and lectionaries. Chau also included helpful teaching notes for each piece.

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Together for a Meal

God's Work Intergenerational Worship Meal Small Church

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More Small Gatherings Resources

God Be With You Till We Meet Again

Church Decline Grief Small Church

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Worship in the Face of Death

Church Decline Death Hope Pastoral Leadership Small Church

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Church in Nursing Homes

Aging Ministry Small Church Worship Planning

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Where Twenty or Thirty are Gathered

Laity Prayer Sacraments Serving Small Church

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Whom do you seek? A sunrise communion service for a small congregation

Emmaus Great Prayer of Thanksgiving Holy Spirit Resurrection of Jesus Christ Small Church

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