Lessons from Desert Man
Essays on the Small Church:
A Devotional Survival Guide for Leadership


by Phil Wyman


Table of Contents


Preface..............................How to Read this Book
Introduction #1.....................Lessons From Desert Man
Introduction #2.....................How It Came To Be
The Small Church #1..............The Goblins of Church Growth
The Small Church #2..............How Big is Big Enough?
The Small Church #3..............Where is the Family of God?
The Small Church #4..............Eventism: The New Religion
The Small Church #5..............The Basic Building Block of America
The Small Church #6..............The Interactive Church
The Small Church #7..............Don't Swallow the Christmas Camel
The Small Church #8..............Your Strengths are Your Weaknesses
The Small Church #9..............The Ministry of Openness (Part 1)
The Small Church #10............The Ministry of Openness (Part 2)
The Small Church #11............You Still Can't Touch the Stars
The Small Church #12............The Socialization Myth
The Small Church #13............Fellowship: The Lost Discipline (Part 1)
The Small Church #14............Fellowship: The Lost Discipline (Part 2)
The Small Church #15............The Decentralization of the Local Church
The Small Church #16............Are They Slipping Through the Cracks?
The Small Church #17............Relational Ministry: The Heart of Christianity
The Small Church #18............Problems By the Millions
The Small Church #19............My Journey into Smallness
The Small Church #20............That Inescapable Circle
The Small Church #21............Developing Your WQ
The Small Church #22............Keeping Our Kids in the Kingdom
The Small Church #23............"Word of Mouth" and the Problem of Hokey-ness
The Small Church #24............Simple, Small, and Reproducible
The Small Church #25............The Problem of the Anointed Class
The Small Church #26............The Captivity of Fruitlessness (Part 1)
The Small Church #27............The Captivity of Fruitlessness (Part 2 - The Victimization Trap)
The Small Church #28............The Captivity of Fruitlessness (Part 3 - The Isolation Trap)
The Small Church #29............The Captivity of Fruitlessness (Part 4 - The Maintenance Mentality)
The Small Church #30............The Captivity of Fruitlessness (Part 5 - Visionlessness)
The Small Church #31............The Captivity of Fruitlessness (Part 6 - The Slough of Despond)
The Small Church #32............The Captivity of Fruitlessness (Part 7 - Over (or Under) Extension)
The Small Church #33............The Captivity of Fruitlessness (Part 8 - The "Do It Yourself" Snare)
The Small Church #34............An Influence Greater Than Our Size
The Small Church #35............Daht Duhg Duhn't Huhnt
The Small Church #36............Turning Off the Gurus of Guilt
The Small Church #37............Investing in Tumbleweeds
The Small Church #38............Just a Regular Guy
The Small Church #39............Narf
The Small Church #40............Somehow It Survives (or, Everyone Should have a Dave)
The Small Church #41............The Phil and Bev Show
The Small Church #42............What To Do
The Small Church #43............Keeping Our Distance From Death
The Small Church #44............Baptisms for the Dead!? (or, Now, We're Havin' Church!)
The Small Church #45............When Alexander the Coppersmith Comes to Visit
The Small Church #46............A Big Dog in a Little World
The Small Church #47............The Primary Rule of Discipleship
The Small Church #48............Called to Like Them
The Small Church #49............This Absurd Theater
The Small Church #50............A Shout for Glory
The Small Church #51............Gentile Authority (or, Shooting the Elephant in the Parade)
Addendum.............................An Index of Themes



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