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Worship-Shifting
It does NOT mean your church will close or be "killed." Grow+Small Church Consulting is here to make sure it doesn't.

Alice J Stewart
Sep 25, 20203 min read
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A Back-To-School Buffet
Free Outreach Idea: WiFi Drive-In
As the weather becomes more challenging, the parks we've enjoyed during the pandemic may be less pleasant

Alice J Stewart
Aug 21, 20202 min read
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In and Out of Nests: Another Metaphor
Birds bring food to their little ones and, at a certain point, encourage them to grow up. Leave the nest.

Alice J Stewart
Aug 14, 20204 min read
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The Blessing of More Time than Money, and an Invitation
And if you ask me, I am grateful I never had the money to give. I am grateful I could only (and willingly) provide an ear and a warm heart.

Alice J Stewart
Aug 7, 20203 min read
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Finding Gold in Unlikely Places
I’m not telling you, “we’ve got this.” I’m telling you, “we’ve got this if we dig for it.” I’m telling you, “here, let me help you dig.”

Alice J Stewart
Jul 24, 20204 min read
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Emerging Leaders and Our Congregations
Let's look at leadership, for example. When we see a sea change in organizational leadership in society, we can expect it to impact our chur

Alice J Stewart
Jul 17, 20204 min read
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How to Use What We Have: a free revenue idea
I have a habit of coming at things from a different perspective to create win-win solutions. [...] Here’s an example - free for you to try.

Alice J Stewart
Jul 10, 20204 min read
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Professional Development
I have a list of books a mile long that I want to read. The list is daunting, growing, and I feel like I seldom cross a book off the list.

Alice J Stewart
Jun 26, 20203 min read
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Square Peg, Round Hole, & the Kingdom
Hello, fellow square pegs! Greetings in the name of Christ!

Alice J Stewart
May 22, 20203 min read
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Innovation is Exciting!
Business-as-usual will no longer be usual and, once we recover from the shock and initial grief, many of us are excited to see what the Holy

Alice J Stewart
Apr 24, 20202 min read
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Forgiveness... at a Distance
Life asks us to distance from each other in some ways, and in others, we find ourselves uncomfortably close to each other.

Alice J Stewart
Apr 3, 20203 min read
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Hurricane Party, Snow Days, & Distancing
What we're going through as a planet creates honest-to-God problems, and it also creates opportunities for goodness. I think we are called t

Alice J Stewart
Mar 16, 20203 min read
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An Ode to Communications Workers
Thank you everyone who is helping us stay connected and safe. We love you, and we want to learn.

Alice J Stewart
Mar 13, 20201 min read
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Church in the Time of COVID-19
Most of us have realized, over the last few days, that “things are getting real” with the declaration of a pandemic.

Alice J Stewart
Mar 13, 20202 min read
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Also Known As Preaching
Finally, as we learn in Lesson One of my class, there is another word for "Lay Preaching." It's called "Preaching."

Alice J Stewart
Feb 21, 20204 min read
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Parable of the Farmstead
There’s something about God’s growing things springing forth from the chilly earth.

Alice J Stewart
Feb 10, 20204 min read
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What is your Point B?
What is Point B for your church?

Alice J Stewart
Jan 24, 20203 min read
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Attitude Adjustment
Let's try some reframing of our story as struggling mainline churches.

Alice J Stewart
Jan 4, 20201 min read
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