
There are four easy ways to support this work financially.
All donations go to the ministry of Helping Small Churches Thrive and are tax-deductible.
Make your donation or sign up for monthly support using one of the options below. Make sure to include your mailing address.
2025 GIVING PROJECT
In addition to extensive travel in the US and Canada, this year Karl will conduct 10 small-church pastor/leader workshops (so far) in five countries. Plus, we’re translating and printing 1,000 copies of The Grasshopper Myth into the Indonesian language (spoken by over 300 million people!) to give for FREE to pastors and church leaders.
This year, all non-recurring donations will go toward these trips.

Total needed: $18,500
Received so far: $4,970
HOW TO DO FIRST-TIME SET-UP
1. Find ZELLE in your banking app
2. Click SEND
3. Enter [email protected] (In some banking apps, we will show up as Convergence Ministries)
4. Enter the amount, and the One-time or Monthly option
5. Not signed up with Zelle, yet? Click the logo (above) to start the set-up
6. Stuck? Email Shelley Vaters, using the Contact Form

@Karl-Vaters
Click to make an individual gift or monthly support.

@KarlVaters
Click to make an individual gift or monthly support.
Make it out to: Helping Small Churches Thrive.
Mail it to: P.O. Box 9569, Fountain Valley, CA 92728.
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Author
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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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