Small…define that please?
Years ago I was speaking at a Regional Leadership Conference. After one of my sessions I opened it up for some Q and A. After about five questions I started to notice a theme, every question started like this … I’m a Youth Pastor at a small church” or “We have some great things going even though we are a small youth group and I was wondering”. They were all saying “I’m at a small church” or “I lead a small youth group”.
Small … Small .. Small. That is how they were defining themselves.
As I stood their listening, I decided to ask them a question.
“Small … would you define that please?” I went on to say “What is a small church? What is a small youth group? What is small? When you think about it, a group with 10 kids feels small compared to a group of 50. But the ministry of 50 students feels small compared to the church that reaches 100. And the youth ministry of 100 feels tiny compared to a group that ministers to 500. So what is small? Is small 10 - 50 - 100 or 500. Each ministry is large to one group, but feels small when they compare themselves to another
Large or Small is not defined by how many people sit in your seats as much as it is by where you are planning on taking them.
Don’t despise the days of small beginnings.
Regardless of how many students currently attend your Youth Ministry, remember ….you are not small … you just haven’t arrived at your destination yet.
