Small Church Conferences: with Dale Sellers, Chris Vitarelli, Carl & Kalani Culley (Podcast Ep 5)

A conversation with four people who host conferences for small church leaders. Including the importance of having better small church representation at big church leadership conferences.

by Karl Vaters

This week’s podcast is a free-flowing conversation about the importance of Small Church Conferences.

Ironically, it’s our biggest podcast in several ways:

First, it’s our longest, at just over an hour.
Second, it has the most guests ever (four plus me and my wife, Shelley, for a total of six people).
Finally, it easily has more laughs-per-minute than anything we’ve done yet.

Recorded in an RV at the Big Little Church conference in Camas WA, the conversation covers:

Why they started their small church conferences
What big church conferences can do to include the needs and voices of small church leaders
First steps if you want to host a small church conference

Show Notes

Guests

Carl & Kalani Culley of BigLittleChurch.com
Dale Sellers of 95Network.org
Chris Vitarelli of SmallChurchBigDeal.com

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Credits

Producer
Veronica Beaver | KarlVaters.com

Music composed and performed by
Jack Wilkins | JackWilkinsMusic.com

Podcast logo created by
Solomon Joy | Joyetic.com

Correspondence
Shelley Vaters | KarlVaters.com

Author

Karl Vaters

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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