WELCOME TO
A 5-part LIVE Leadership Webinar
with Karl Vaters
Coming on the five Tuesdays of September 2026 at 1pm ET (10am ET).
Get on the email list to receive updates about details and pricing, coming very soon!
Here’s what to expect:
- Week 1: How and When to Start Succession Planning
- Week 2: Preparing the Church
- Week 3: Danger Zones
- Week 4: The Handoff
- Week 5: After the Transition
(Prices for the 5-week sessions, including EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS, will be coming soon. Get on the email list to receive updates.)
All this, plus upcoming BONUS SESSIONS that will include:
- Should We Hire from Within or Outside?
- The Interim Pastor Option
- Should the Retiring Pastor Stay or Go?
- Transitioning Into Bivocational Pastoring
About Karl Vaters
After serving for 25 years as their lead pastor, Karl led his congregation through a transition to the next pastor. It’s been 8 years since that healthy succession, and the church is stronger than ever. Karl even continues to serve there as a member, guest speaker, and advisor.
Based on his experience, plus dozens of conversations with church leaders about their pastoral successions (some that worked, some that didn’t), Karl has a breadth of real-world experience to coach you and your church through the challenge of healthy pastoral succession.
Pastor, you may be at bat now, but every team needs someone on deck. How to prepare the church leadership team for that next step is what ON DECK: Your Pastoral Succession Game Plan, is all about.
