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A friend told me recently about some article he was reading which went into detail about what church size is the best one – the conclusion he came to was that regardless of size, the local church should comprise one member due to its unity in the Spirit. I agree with the concepts although the way the author got there seems to me a bit cheesy 
I’m sure I’m often guilty of the same crime…
Anyhow I’ve been listening to the excellent seminars available from the TOAM conference and really enjoyed Steve Tibbert’s session on church structures and programmes. Something he said stood out to me – he referenced a paper by Tim Keller, so I looked it up.
Keller suggests that the size of a local church can actually make far more difference than we may think; we may be affected more by the size of a church than by its doctrine. Moving to a smaller or larger church could therefore have more of an impact on us spiritually than moving to a local church of another denomination if it was a similar size.
Anyway, Keller’s article can be found here for your joy, and if you like that there are plenty more over here.
