How can a small church make a difference?

How can a small church fulfill its obligation to help the poor when its resources of money and volunteers are limited?  An answer that is often not fully utilized is to partner with other local churches to pool resources.  First Baptist Church of Franklin has been a part of Mustard Seed Missions of Venango County since its founding in 2012, in part because it offers us a chance to make a difference in the lives of far more people than we could ever hope to achieve on our own.  In its first two years, Mustard Seed Missions, a non-denominational para-church ministry, has had over 280 clients referred to it by the Human Services Department of Venango County.  The only reason why this organization can hope to help so many is that it receives both funds and volunteers from dozens of churches throughout the county.  On our own, we can only help a few people, in cooperation with other Baptist churches, we could help a few more, but when we open our minds and hearts to the idea of working with any and every Christian Church in our midst, the work for the kingdom truly multiples beyond our expectations.  How can your church make a difference?  Step One: Stop thinking of it as your church and remember that it’s His Church, and so is the Methodist Church down the street, and the Catholic Church across town, and the Presbyterian Church outside of town…