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Bible Reading Coach, Week 34 (Jeremiah 37-52) A Front Row Seat To Jerusalem’s Destruction
What happens when God’s patience is spent, God’s prophet runs out of tears, and even the ungodly king recognizes he’s doomed?
How To Deal With A Difficult Deacon Board
Everyone should be striving to come together under the Bible’s authority, not just trying to win their argument.
Bible Reading Coach, Week 33 (Jeremiah 19-36) The Prophet, The Yoke And The Burning Scroll
Sermon illustrations are not a recent invention. The prophets lived them out in compelling, dramatic fashion, as we’ll see again in this week’s reading.
How To Find The Right Pastor/Church Fit, with Matt Steen (Podcast Ep 031)
Karl Vaters and Matt Steen have an discussion about the important question, “Can we slow down the revolving door for churches and pastors?”
Bible Reading Coach, Week 32 (Jeremiah 1-18) The Rule Of The Reluctant Prophet
True prophets never want to be prophets. Not only did Jeremiah feel he was too young, he knew how true prophets get treated. Yet when God calls, you answer.
Pastoring First-Generation Believers: 10 Ways To Overcome The Christian Heritage Gap
How do you pastor people when they’re not just the only believers in their family, they’re the first Christian for generations?
Bible Reading Coach, Week 31 (Isaiah 40-66) Judgment and Comfort
Isaiah’s Book of Comfort shows us a God of holiness, love, and mercy, even in the middle of his judgment.
How Fixing the World Is Killing the Church, with John C. Nugent (Podcast Ep 030)
Karl Vaters interviews Dr. John C. Nugent about how to see the church for what Jesus called us to be. As a representation of the Kingdom of God within the world.
Bible Reading Coach, Week 30 (Isaiah 12-39) The Book Of Judgment)
As we jump into the prophecy books, you might wonder who the prophets were. And what is prophecy, really? This episode answers those essential questions and more.
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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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