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Dealing With Burnout In Ministry, with Sean Nemecek (Ep 045)
For pastors who are wondering if they’re dealing with with burnout. (Hint: if you think you are, you probably are.)
Why Church Leaders Will Never Understand NextGen
We need to stop seeing people as demographic groups and get to know them as individuals.
Called To Pastoral Ministry? Prepare To Pastor A Small Church
Virtually every lead pastor will pastor a small church. At least for a while. Usually longer than we expect. Let’s do it well.
Ministry in Today’s Rural Church, with Brad Roth (Ep 044)
Sipping a mocha in Harvard Square somehow seems more consequential than having coffee at the small-town gas station. But it’s not.
Eight Priorities Of A Healthy Church
You can tell a lot about a church by what they emphasize. Healthy churches have their priorities in place.
Eight Habits Of An Unhealthy Church
There’s a lot of variety in healthy small churches. But when it comes to unhealthy small churches, there are some surprising similarities.
Church Metrics that Really Matter, with Craig T. Owens (Ep 043)
Not only does pastoring a small church correspond with Shepherd Leadership, but the smaller size helps some aspects become even more doable.
8 Non-Numerical Ways To Assess The Health Of A Church
Numbers are not the best way to measure church health and effectiveness, especially in smaller churches.
Small Church Metrics: Why Average Results ≠ Typical Results
Statistics, surveys and comparative metrics are not as helpful in assessing small church health as they are in assessing big church health.
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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.
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