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The Medium Matters: 7 Ways To Be Sure Your Church’s Methods Honors Your Message
While methods can and must change regularly, we cannot presume that methods are always morally neutral. They’re not.
Dealing With Control Freaks In The Small Church
Small churches don’t attract passive people, unhealthy churches create them. And then, they often become your biggest control freaks. No participation, but lots of opinions.
Small Church Pastor Personality Types, with Jean Morgan (Podcast Ep 012)
Karl Vaters interviews Jean Morgan about the correlation between a pastor’s personality and the size of the church they serve.
The Pastoral Prime Mandate: Equip God’s People To Share The Lead
One of the prime reasons for pastoral burnout is that too many of us are ignoring the simple command to equip God’s people and to share the leadership of the church.
Church Attendance And The Law Of Large Numbers
According to the Law of Large Numbers, while ideas are often very transferable between large groups, they might completely collapse when they’re transferred to a small group.
Fruit Is None Of Your Business (A Reflection On John 15)
Disciples are in the abiding business, not the fruit-production business. Fruit, in the end, is not our responsibility; it’s the Father’s.
Trauma, Brain Science, and Ministry, with Lori Andrews (Podcast Ep 011)
Karl Vaters interviews Lori Andrews about trauma, its effect on the brain, and how to use this information as we lead through challenging times.
Names And Numbers: The Big/Small Church Leadership Difference
Our leadership conversations tend to be more about names when a church is smaller and more about numbers as a church gets bigger. Here’s why.
Writing For Ministry, with Drew Dyck (Podcast Ep 010)
Karl Vaters interviews Drew Dyck about how to get started writing for ministry, including what book publishers are looking for.
