I love pastoring in a small town. Really, I just love pastoring, no matter where I’m doing it. But much of my pastoring experience has been in small towns and I love the dynamics of pastoring in small town America. But here’s an interesting fact about the U.S.—most of our big cities are comprised of small towns. Most large urban and suburban areas are made up of communities averaging about 25,000 people. For instance, Atlanta has Decatur, Druid Hills, Inman Park, Riverside an

SouthPoint, the church I pastor, will be 10 years old this January, and as I look around at all that God has done in our church I am blown away by his goodness and faithfulness. SouthPoint has become a church for the disenfranchised and marginalized people in our area. A place where anyone and literally everyone is accepted and loved. With such an amazing variety of people gathered I one place we have had some incredibly interesting moments. Some of those moments have been em