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Your Small Church Limitations May Provide The Innovative Advantage You Need
Try something new. It might become the innovation you, your church and a lot of other churches have been looking for.
Bible Reading Coach, Week 44 (John) Jesus, the Word, the Light, the Life
More books have been written about Jesus than any other person. Second place (Abraham Lincoln) isn’t even close. And John kind of predicted it.
Every Idle Word: 8 Cautions For Ministers (& Others) On Social Media
Social media is a powerful tool for good, for evil, and for mischief. These eight ideas can help keep conversations civil and reputations intact.
Bible Reading Coach, Week 43 (Luke) Jesus, the Healer
If you could have interviewed the people who spent time with Jesus, what would your biography of Jesus look like? Probably a lot like Luke, since that’s exactly what he did.
Why Proximity and Longevity Matter in Pastoral Ministry, with Alan Briggs (Podcast Ep 036)
Long-term pastoral ministry may be even more important for small-church ministry effectiveness than it is for our big-church friends.
Bible Reading Coach, Week 42 (Mark) Jesus, the Doer
This week’s teaching, like the book of Mark, is short and to the point.
Avoid Foolish And Stupid Arguments: A Simple Plan For One Small Corner Of Social Media
Ancient biblical wisdom that is more relevant to the ills of social media than the latest tech blog.
Bible Reading Coach, Week 41 (Matthew) Jesus, the Messiah
This is as big a week as we’ve had yet. Not only do we move from the Old Testament to the New Testament, we also start the Gospels and meet Jesus for the first time.
Should You Start a Podcast? And Positive Ministry Trends, with Aron Utecht (Podcast Ep 035)
We all have access to a lot of great communication tools. Which ones should your church use? Start by knowing what you are – and are not – called to do.
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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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