Karl Vaters, Author at KarlVaters.com

For Those Ministry Days When You Need to Slap a Smile On Your Face

January 19, 2026 / 4 minutes of reading

People of faith don’t deny reality. They choose to see a greater truth behind the immediate difficulty.

January 12, 2026 / 3 minutes of reading

We are not called to be successful, we’re commanded to make disciples, act with integrity, and be like Jesus.

January 8, 2026 / 2 minutes of reading

“Somewhere along the way, a lie crept in: If your church is healthy, it will grow fast. But most of the time? That’s not the story.”

January 5, 2026 / 3 minutes of reading

Church turnarounds are more about the direction you’re heading than the speed you’re going.

January 1, 2026 / 4 minutes of reading

Of all the books I read in 2025, several stood out. Here are my ten most notable fiction reads.

December 29, 2025 / 8 minutes of reading

Of all the books I read in 2025, several stood out. Here are my most notable nonfiction reads.

December 22, 2025 / 4 minutes of reading

Don’t copy the churches you admire. Learn from their principles, then extend them into places that only your church can go.

December 18, 2025 / 2 minutes of reading

“To be blunt, elevating the spiritual realm and devaluing the material world is not biblical Christianity.”

December 15, 2025 / 4 minutes of reading

We can’t control the seasons of our life, or of the church we’re called to lead, but we can do something about the cycles.

December 8, 2025 / 3 minutes of reading

One of the challenges of preaching for Christmas is holding two very different truths in hand without falling into one of two traps.