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Bible Reading Coach, Week 22 (Esther & Job 1-14) God Has A Plan
As we enjoy the last of the History books and tackle the first of the Wisdom books, we’ll have a week of reading that is fascinating, challenging and fulfilling.
From Cringe To Cool: 11 Old-School Church Trends That Deserve A Second Look
When competence is abundant, but character is rare, the old-school character traits of integrity, kindness, hospitality, and simplicity become cool again.
Bible Reading Coach, Week 21 (Ezra & Nehemiah) Returning and Rebuilding
What happens when God’s people cooperate under a God-given plan? These books tell us about it in one of the great collaborations in the entire Bible.
From Cool To Cringe: 10 Church Trends That Haven’t Aged Well
The era of cool is drawing to a close. Let’s hope the era of health, effectiveness, and integrity is what comes next.
Bible Reading Coach, Week 20 (2 Chronicles 13–36) A Great Nation Collapses
What causes the collapse of a great nation and people? That’s what we see in this week’s reading, but through the lens of hope.
Destigmatizing the “M” Word (Marketing), with Austin Savage (Podcast Ep 026)
Karl Vaters and Austin Savage talk about the role of marketing in church leadership, including what marketing is, what it isn’t, and why we need to destigmatize it to use it effectively.
Bible Reading Coach, Week 19 (1 Chronicles 13 – 2 Chronicles 12) King David, the Temple, & Organized Religion
It’s not easy to hand the baton to the next generation. David didn’t do it perfectly, but he did it better than most, and his example teaches us a lot.
Your Church Can Have An Impact Bigger Than Its Footprint
When we limit our ministry to the building – only doing events in it, or inviting people to it – we place an artificial, unbiblical and unloving cap on our impact and effectiveness.
Bible Reading Coach, Week 18 (2 Kings 18-25 & 1 Chronicles 1-12 ) Jerusalem Falls & The Story Is Retold
The Bible retells a lot of its stories. For good reason. In this episode, we walk through the end of one story, the start of its retelling, and what the differences are.
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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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