2. Limited Budget Limited Volunteers Strong (or No) Traditions Just a few kids Big Age Span “Extra Chair Sunday”

3. Define the right “win” – Your mission is to make disciples (not an amusement park) – You are called to be faithful (not “successful”) – You are not in charge (God is). – Get started. Keep going.

4. Create the Infrastructure before it is needed. – Child Protection Policy Resources Your Policy = Your Practice – Procedures Registration Incident Reports Discipline

5. Thriving in a One Room Schoolhouse – Inspiring while Accommodating – Be Serious, if not Complex – Group Memorization Thriving without Resources – Teaching without Curriculum – Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing – Activate your Creativity

6. Build Your Team – Recruit Face to Face – Trust God – Celebrate – Be a Good Leader – Empower your Volunteers (for real)

7. Spread the Word – Brand Internally First – Embrace Reality – Find Your Method – Define your Discipleship Process

9. Get Started – Experience is an Excellent Teacher – You can only go Up from here. – Starting is always hard and scary. – Set a date and stick to it. Keep going – Give it a chance. Don’t stop – “Maybe we should just cancel tonight...no one is coming anyway” – “Let’s change the name/logo” – “This isn’t what we expected. Lets start over.”