Church growth is not a steady line.Sometimes there are huge gaps.
This is not a story about how we jumped over a gap. It’s not whining about why we can’t jump.
It’s about decisions we’ve made, after taking our gap into account.
It’s the story of why not taking that leap is the best strategy for our church.
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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.