The Future is Bivocational, with Andrew Hamilton (Ep 109) - KarlVaters.com
“In pursuing bivocational ministry, the whole church is being called to re-think who they are and how they operate."| KarlVaters.com
"Yes, volunteering has changed. But no, that doesn’t mean your church is broken—or that you’re failing as a leader." The post How Volunteers Have Changed—And What Pastors Can Do About It appeared first on KarlVaters.com.| KarlVaters.com
Leaders will attend and volunteer at churches where they are honored as people and where their hard work and leadership skills are recognized and valued. The post 10 Principles To Get The Best From Volunteer Church Leaders appeared first on KarlVaters.com.| KarlVaters.com
“In pursuing bivocational ministry, the whole church is being called to re-think who they are and how they operate."| KarlVaters.com
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The lack of personal connection to the pastor has unintended negative consequences for the congregants, the pastor, and the church. The post Most Churchgoers Aren’t Known By Their Pastor: Don’t Think It Doesn’t Matter appeared first on KarlVaters.com.| KarlVaters.com
"No failure has ever stopped God from bringing resurrection life. God will keep bringing resurrection life to the church today too."| KarlVaters.com
Pastoral ministry can be hazardous to our spiritual health. But it doesn’t need to be.| KarlVaters.com
Discipleship doesn't happen by mistake. There must be a plan with clearly-defined goals. But every church can do it well.| KarlVaters.com
To some people, small churches may look frail, weak, and out of touch, but no matter what happens we keep coming back.| KarlVaters.com
"How do we take the message of the resurrection seriously when the things we put our time, effort, and energy into don’t pan out?"| KarlVaters.com
Before we use metrics to determine ministry success, we need to know what the numbers measure and what they miss.| KarlVaters.com
"How do we take the message of the resurrection seriously when the things we put our time, effort, and energy into don’t pan out?"| KarlVaters.com
It can be tempting to pursue cool over quality. But doing good work is what lasts.| KarlVaters.com
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It may be hard to delegate. Especially when it seems like there’s no one to delegate to. But it’s easier – and more biblical – than not delegating at all.| KarlVaters.com
Welcome to The Church Lobby: Conversations on Faith & Ministry! Every two weeks Karl Vaters interviews a church leader about the topics that concern pastors, especially those who minister in a small church context. We call it The Church Lobby because The church lobby is where the church meets and does ministry The church lobby […]| KarlVaters.com
Too many people hold pastor’s kids to a standard not even God holds them to.| KarlVaters.com
Too many pastors are doing most of their ministry alone. Especially in smaller churches. But there is hope.| KarlVaters.com
