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The Essential First Steps to a Healthy Small Church
The biggest problem with small churches is not that they’re small. It’s that we think being small is a problem.
The Idolatry Of The Grind
“Instead of focusing on what we do, we need to celebrate what God still manages to do through broken people like us.”
Grow It or Close It? Is There a Third Option for Struggling Small Churches?
We need to assemble and promote the best ideas we can find to help struggling small churches become healthy small churches.
Creating Margin in Ministry Through a Side Hustle and Travel Hacking, with Tim Walker (Ep 126)
“We also need to have an equal investment in rest and replenishment for the sake of longevity.”
A Big Church? Or a Healthy Church? What If You Had to Choose?
Usually a choice for church health is also a choice for church growth. But not always. Sometimes it’s one or the other.
Sunday Night Gratitude
Sunday evenings can be tough for pastors. The day is over. It may not have gone the way you hoped. In this guest article, Kevin Wells offers a pastoral perspective on the exhaustion, joy, challenge, and anticipation that so many of us feel when another Sunday is coming to a close. — Karl Vaters It’s
Bungee Cord Leadership: Leveraging Tension to Lead a Church Through Change
Tension doesn’t have to stress us out. We can use it to our church’s advantage if we follow a few simple principles.
How People of Faith Can Help Solve the Mental Health Crisis, with Shaunti Feldhahn & James N. Sells (Ep 125)
“People need friends. Not paid-professional friends, not just online friends. Real people who engage in real time over real concerns.”
Coming Soon! The 100 Days to a Healthier Church Online Leadership Series
Learn how to help your church become healthier in 100 days. LIVE online with Karl Vaters. Tuesdays, May 5 — June 16, 7pm ET (4pm PT).