Preaching in the Small Church is a recorded conversation with three Disciples preachers who serve local congregations — with an emphasis on the particular realities of smaller church ministry. The conversation centers on questions that matter to working preachers: How do we prepare our sermons? What challenges do small church preachers face that differ from larger contexts? How are we responding to the world around us? What resources are we actually finding helpful?

Small congregations represent the majority of Disciples churches, yet preaching resources often assume a larger institutional context. This conversation names and takes seriously the specific dynamics of small church preaching — the intimacy, the limited support structures, the deep relational knowledge a preacher has of their congregation — and explores how these shape what it means to preach faithfully week after week.

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