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- During Jesus’ ministry on earth, tables—and the meals shared around them—were an important part of his school of discipleship. Professor and author Robert Karris writes, “In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus is either going to a meal, at a meal or coming from a meal.” New Testament scholar N. T. Wright says, “When Jesus himself wanted to explain to his disciples what his forthcoming death was all about, he didn’t give them a theory, he gave them a meal.” When Jesus invites his followers to the table, the meal is open to all—men and women, slave and free, Jew and Greek. Jesus’ […]
- Every human sees the world through their own unique and distinct cultural lens. But what does that mean? What is a cultural lens and how does that affect how we interact with our neighbors and our brothers and sisters in the faith? How do I know what my own cultural lens is and how it differs from others? How can we as a USMB family seek to understand each other better when our cultural lenses are very different? There is a significant cue in what John encounters in Revelation 7 and the implications that come out of it. After John […]
- With 30 churches and almost 10,000 members in three countries, Grace Tabernacle Ministries (GTM) has grown significantly since its humble beginning in Kenya with seven Congolese refugees in 2009. Founding pastor Emmanuel Musinga, who now pastors in Indianapolis, Indiana, borrowed $300 from a former primary school teacher to build a roof for the fledgling church. “The Bible says, ‘Don’t despise the small beginnings,’” Musinga says. “Just listen to the voice of God, and follow the passion that God has given to you.” Musinga’s passion is for church planting, leadership development and children’s education, and today, the church he founded has […]
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USMB's Christian Leader Podcast features honest and practical conversations for anyone following Jesus—in life, ministry and everything in-between. Hosted by Matt Ehresman.
September 3, 2026
Church size is one of those topics everyone tiptoes around. If you're at a smaller church, it can feel like you're always playing catch-up; if you're at a bigger one, it can feel awkward to talk about resources without sounding like you're bragging. In this episode, Matt sits down with two pastors living out very different realities: Alex Janzen, lead pastor of Community Bible Church in Mountain Lake, Minnesota (congregation of 20-25), and Brent Warkentin, lead pastor of Ridgepoint Church (congregation of 1,200).
Rather than avoiding the "elephant in the room," they name it head-on and dig into the honest pros and cons of leading at either end of the spectrum, how discipleship happens differently at scale, why numbers are the easiest thing to measure but not the most important, and Brent's challenge to the assumption that bigger churches automatically produce more life change.
Alex offers a memorable picture of what smaller churches gain from staying connected to larger ones, not by copying them, but by learning to use tools and techniques big churches have the resources to develop and test first. Both pastors close with hard-won wisdom for leaders of any size: don't wear someone else's armor. Whether you're leading 25 people or 2,500, faithfulness looks the same — listening to God, leading from where you are, and trusting He didn't make a mistake putting you there.
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