Is it possible for a church to rely too heavily on technical excellence?
Are millions of believers being lulled into passivity by the excellence of their church’s programs, without having my friend’s awareness of it?
Sometimes we need to give God our second best.
Before I tell you what I mean by that, let me tell you what I don’t mean by it.
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Karl produces resources for Helping Small Churches Thrive at KarlVaters.com.
He's the author of four books on church leadership. His fifth book, De-Sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What's Next, releases on April 2, 2024.
He also hosts a bi-weekly podcast,The Church Lobby: Conversations on Faith & Ministry. Episodes feature in-depth interviews about the topics that concern pastors, especially those who minister in a small church context.
Karl has served in small-church ministry for over 40 years, so he speaks and writes from decades of hands-on pastoral experience. He and his wife, Shelley have three children and two grandkids.