What you have is enough. Those five words on our cover capture the heart of the Small Church Issue.

Do you believe them? I confess, when I read those words, my brain jumps into critical overdrive. Most congregations don’t have enough money, people or energy to do what they’d like to do — or what they think they should do. Churches are small, and for the most part, getting smaller. The “not enoughness” hangs in the air, like a weary sigh.

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There’s no denying the numbers, and yet, could a bit of intentional reframing help churchgoers see the opportunity in smallness — even, the calling Last August, Rt. Rev. Kimberly Heath of Brockville, Ont., was elected to lead The United Church of Canada as........

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