The Small Church In God’s Mission, with Bob Roberts Jr. (Podcast Ep 018)

Karl Vaters has a free-wheeling conversation with Bob Roberts Jr. that touches on many subjects, all of which can help every church and every church leader.

by Karl Vaters

My podcast guest this week is Bob Roberts Jr., a pastor, author, global strategist and more. Bob has a heart for Jesus, for the Gospel, for all kinds of people, and for the role of the small congregation in fulfilling God’s mission.

In this podcast, we have a free-wheeling conversation that touches on many subjects, all of which can help every church and every church leader.

Some of Bob’s encouragement for small churches includes this helpful advice:

Find a need God is calling us to reach
Connect that need to the current DNA of our church
Love people in Jesus’ name
Change our thinking and our structures to match what God is doing now

Link from this Episode

My Promised Land by Ari Shavit
Art and Faith: A Theology of Making by Makoto Fujimura
Glocal.net
MultifaithNeighborsNetwork.org
Twitter & Instagram: @bobrobertsjr
BobRobertsJr.com

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Veronica Beaver | KarlVaters.com

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Jack Wilkins | JackWilkinsMusic.com

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Shelley Vaters | KarlVaters.com

Author

Karl Vaters

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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