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Karl Vaters — De-sizing the Church
Manage episode 418725894 series 2289048
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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Chapters
1. De-Sizing the Church (00:00:00)
2. American Church Growth Movement Critiques (00:11:44)
3. Rethinking Church Growth and Pastoral Metrics (00:25:53)
4. Value of Inefficiency in Ministry (00:41:08)
228 episodes
Karl Vaters — De-sizing the Church
Pastor Writer: Conversations on Reading, Writing, and the Christian Life
Manage episode 418725894 series 2289048
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.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapters
1. De-Sizing the Church (00:00:00)
2. American Church Growth Movement Critiques (00:11:44)
3. Rethinking Church Growth and Pastoral Metrics (00:25:53)
4. Value of Inefficiency in Ministry (00:41:08)
228 episodes
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