Full question: we are a small church of 70 members and can utilize some of what we hear today. I'm curious as to how many here are under 100, how many 100-300, how many 300+ are represented here today.

Response: The average weekend attendance of the churches represented at the conference was as follows:

We are often asked how a small church can apply the examples that seem to be from larger congregations. Our encouragement is to look at the examples as demonstrating “transferable principles” that can be “scaled” up or down.

Consider an example of connecting space, like at Living Water Community or Vineyard Urbana (www.aspengroup.com/ProjectLibrary.asp). Even if you don’t have enough space for an area this size, you could ask, “where could we create space where people could relax and spend time together?” Perhaps you could carve out part of your lobby for a cluster of furniture. Or convert a classroom to a gathering area.

The point is that the principles are universal – it’s all about people whether you’re talking 100 or 1000 – so “steal” what you can from the creativity of others, whether larger or smaller than you, and see where it leads!