Not having enough money is a huge problem in life and in ministry. Yet it’s just the way things are – especially in a small church.
But helping those who are in even greater need than we are is one of the primary callings of the church of any size. Which makes this one of the challenges every small church has in common: how do we do more ministry with so little money?
Yoday is the first of several blog posts on the subject of Money And The Church in the next few weeks and beyond.
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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.