The church I pastor has reached our capacity. Not our seating capacity. Our ministry capacity.
We can’t do any more ministry than we are currently doing. Unless we change the way we do it.
Last Saturday I spent the day with our church’s key leaders and we reached one simple conclusion.
We can’t work harder. We have to work smarter.
Our church has to restructure in a way that allows for greater ministry capacity.
This is not about church growth. Although that might happen, and we’ll welcome it if it does. It’s about ministry growth. Equipping disciples better so they can do more effective ministry.
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Karl produces resources for Helping Small Churches Thrive at KarlVaters.com.
He's the author of four books on church leadership. His fifth book, De-Sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What's Next, releases on April 2, 2024.
He also hosts a bi-weekly podcast,The Church Lobby: Conversations on Faith & Ministry. Episodes feature in-depth interviews about the topics that concern pastors, especially those who minister in a small church context.
Karl has served in small-church ministry for over 40 years, so he speaks and writes from decades of hands-on pastoral experience. He and his wife, Shelley have three children and two grandkids.