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Stop Worrying About Who’s Leaving The Church
Imagine what your life and daily work would be like if you had no reason to worry over who might leave.

Deal-Breakers: 8 Ways God May Tell You to Leave Your Pastorate
Long-term pastorates are almost always good for the church and the pastor. But some situations let you know it’s time to go.

What Is The Minimum For A Church To Be Viable? with Sam Peters (Ep 104)
“If the neighborhood does not realize that the church is alive, the church must begin to reengage and develop connections by going outside its walls.”

4 Signs Your Church May Not Need Small Groups
When it comes to small groups, what works for big churches may not work for small churches.

How Can We Follow the Example of the Good Shepherd?
Following Jesus’ example as the Good Shepherd requires lots of continued prayer, humility, and a willingness to be corrected and guided by him along the way.

Recalibrate: 10 Steps Every Church Must Take Now, Or Be Dead In A Decade
Everything but Jesus and the Bible must be on the table.

Helping Small Churches Win Guests, with Desmond Barrett (Ep 103)
“If the neighborhood does not realize that the church is alive, the church must begin to reengage and develop connections by going outside its walls.”

9 Things I Love to See When I Visit a Church
This generation has been oversold on everything. We can spot it when you’re playing to the crowd.

Taking the Leap into The Bivocational Space
The challenge for people going bivo is to come to a shared understanding of what it means so that both pastor and church agree on steps forward.
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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.
You can follow Karl on Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, and LinkedIn, or Contact Karl to inquire about speaking, writing, and consultation.
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