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9 Small Church Leadership Traits No Pastor Should Ever Outgrow
Small churches have a tendency to keep us humble, sometimes involuntarily. But that humility is something we should never outgrow, no matter how big the church or ministry becomes.
Simple Steps For Discipling Believers In A Thriving Small Church
Discipleship is possible in any size of church by using the most proven, time-tested, successful discipling process of all. The process Jesus, Paul and the early church used. A process called mentoring.
Now, More Than Ever, It’s Essential To Stay On Mission
There’s always something fighting for our attention – wanting to pull our gaze away from the most important things to almost-as-important things.
The Best Method For Discipling Believers In A Thriving Small Church
Could mentoring be part of the answer to the current wave of people – especially younger people – leaving the church in record numbers? The possibility is worth considering.
12 Bad Habits Pastors Dropped During The Pandemic That We Shouldn’t Pick Back Up
Don’t allow yourself to slip back into the mode of business-as-usual again. Change is relentless. Our ability to adapt to it is essential.
The Most Important Principle For Your Church To Get Right This (And Every) Year
Live for Jesus. Get that right and you get everything right.
Opening The Windows Of The Echo Chamber
It’s hard to learn anything new when all you hear is your own voice coming back at you. This is one of the most disheartening aspects of our current cultural climate. So many of us can’t bear to hear anything that doesn’t fit our previously-held worldview. Instead, we retreat into our echo chambers, with social
The Unseen Church Is Praying Today
Prayer is the glue that holds us together. The hope that seeps in through the broken parts. The light that overcomes the darkness.
How A New Generation Is Changing What Quality Looks Like In A Thriving Small Church
Since the day of Pentecost, thriving small churches have been the way the majority of Christians have done church. They’ve just stayed under the radar for 2,000 years. Now may be their turn to come out of the shadows.
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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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