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.

Special for April 2024!

Make your donation or sign up for monthly support using one of the options below. Make sure to include your mailing address.

HOW TO DO FIRST-TIME SET-UP

1. Find ZELLE in your banking app

2. Click SEND

3. Enter SPVaters@gmail.com (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

Got any questions? Want to set up a face-to-face in person or on Zoom?

Fill out this form and we’ll get back to you ASAP.

Author

Karl Vaters

Karl 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.
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.

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