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Helping Small Churches Win Guests, with Desmond Barrett (Ep 103)
“If the neighborhood does not realize that the church is alive, the church must begin to reengage and develop connections by going outside its walls.”

9 Things I Love to See When I Visit a Church
This generation has been oversold on everything. We can spot it when you’re playing to the crowd.

Taking the Leap into The Bivocational Space
The challenge for people going bivo is to come to a shared understanding of what it means so that both pastor and church agree on steps forward.

Why the Next Great Move of God Will Make Church People Uncomfortable
All my life I’ve heard preachers talk about a coming worldwide revival. But it hasn’t happened. There have been pockets of excitement. From the Jesus Movement of the 1970s, to the worship wave that started in the 1990s, to local spiritual outbreaks today (along with controversy over their genuineness and effectiveness). The one thing they

Trends In Technology and the Church, with Brad Hill (Ep 102)
Adopting a blend of digital innovation and in-person ministry matters more than ever for leaders.

The Undeniable Power Of A Whispered Gospel
We’ve become very noisy and personality-driven in our presentation of the gospel. Sometimes whispering is better than yelling.

Being The Church In A Post-christian, Postmodern Culture
Is our culture wading through a fog-shrouded liminal bog without the church to help them to the far shore?

Tired of the Show: Why the Church Can’t (and Shouldn’t) Compete with Hollywood
We will lose the next several generations unless we do one thing. Stop competing, and start doing the Bible stuff better.

Ministry Sustainability without Money Stress, with Eric Hoke (Ep 101)
“If God has called you to ministry, does that mean that God has only called you to receive your compensation from the church?”
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Karl Vaters produces resources for Helping Small Churches Thrive at KarlVaters.com.
He's the author of five books on church leadership, including his newest, De-Sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What's Next. His other books include The Grasshopper Myth and Small Church Essentials.
Karl also hosts a bi-weekly podcast, The Church Lobby: Conversations on Faith & Ministry, featuring in-depth interviews about topics that concern pastors, especially those who minister in a small church context. He has served in small-church ministry for over 40 years, so he speaks and writes from decades of hands-on pastoral experience.
You can follow Karl on Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, and LinkedIn, or Contact Karl to inquire about speaking, writing, and consultation.
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