Kevin Foster is the founding pastor of LifeBridge Community Church in Fresno, CA, a church that made a radical shift in emphasis several years ago when the brokenness of the people in their lower income city led them to step into some hard places to help those who were hurting.
Kevin and I talk about:
- Redefining success in ministry
- How young leaders are not rejecting ministry—they’re rejecting the narrow definitions they’ve seen modeled
- A new way to look at church metrics
- How to finance ministry to broken people
and a lot more.
Coming Soon! ON DECK: Your Pastoral Succession Game Plan
Pastoral succession is something every church knows it will face, yet we do almost no preparation for it. So we don’t do it very well.
To step into this gap, we’ve created a webinar series called On Deck, Your Pastoral Succession Game Plan, which is coming on the five Tuesdays of September 2026 at 1pm ET (10am PT). Go to KarlVaters.com/OnDeck to sign up for our On Deck mailing list.
As a subscriber, you’ll get all the information as it’s released, and you’ll receive the lowest possible prices when registration begins.
Links
- Run to the Brokenness: How Your Church Can Be the Center of Your Community
- RuntotheBrokenness.com
- KarlVaters.com/OnDeck
Bonus Content
How to Overcome the Occupational Hazards of Ministry, with Kevin Foster
Karl Vaters talks with Kevin Foster about the hazards of ministry that so many pastors experience, and how to overcome them. They include:
- Becoming a Casualty of Others’ Brokenness
- Leading Through the Tension of Frustration
- Comparing Yourself to Other Churches
Kevin is the founding pastor of LifeBridge Community Church in Fresno, CA, and the author of Run to the Brokenness: How Your Church Can Be the Center of Your Community.
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