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Publisher's summary
Do you lead a small church?
Big churches get all the love. Articles, books, conferences - they mostly feature leaders of large congregations. Yet big churches are a small part of the ecclesial landscape. In fact, more than 90 percent of churches have fewer than 200 people. That means small churches play a big part in what God is doing.
Small Church Essentials is for leaders of these smaller congregations. It encourages them to steward their role well, debunking myths about small churches while offering principles for leading a dynamic, healthy small church. Based on the popular six-hour lecture that Karl Vaters delivers to church leaders across the country, Small Church Essentials will affirm small church leaders and show them how to identify what they do well and how to do it even better.
Listeners will:
- Be assured that leading a small congregation does not make them ministry failures
- Come away inspired to lead with passion, regardless the size of their church
- Have field-tested principles for leading a church in their context
- Possess new metrics for biblically measuring vitality in small churches
- Have a toolkit of resources to use in their everyday ministry
Karl Vaters has been a small church pastor for 30 years and is the author of The Grasshopper Myth: Big Churches, Small Churches, and the Small Thinking That Divides Us (2013). He travels extensively to churches and conferences to speak about leading a small church well.
If you are pastoring a small church, this book will be a breath of fresh air. It will affirm your calling while giving you fresh tools to help you lead. It will help you:
- Stop believing lies about small churches
- Lead your church to fulfill the role only small churches can
- Understand your congregation’s strengths and weaknesses
- Turn around a dying or unhealthy church
- Identify good trends and bad in church and culture
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- Jennifer L
- 12-11-18
Small churches can also be healthy churches
I knew much of through experience, but it was very helpful to have it all in one place. I wish my seminary would have made this required reading instead of all those books on church structure that has nothing to do with my ministry context.
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- Robert Nelson
- 03-16-19
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Very helpful advice from a pastor who has experienced the ups and downs of shepherding a small church. My church is about 20 people and the recommendation to keep it simple, focus on the essentials and prioritize mentoring is a relief.
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- DJ
- 05-15-19
Splendid!
Exceptionally revealing, impressive and impactful. I could not stop listening till I got to the end. Really practical and time tested.
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- Ibrahim A.
- 03-01-19
Good listen and great advice!
Good book for pastors or anyone in church leadership roles. I found it helpful and insightful to learn how to not focus on growth as a goal but Ministry and growth or outreach as the end-result.
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- T. Ogle
- 09-20-18
Excellent and practical
Vaters gives practical direction and argument for effective small churches.
This isn’t a strategy book, it’s a book about heart and honoring Jesus.
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- Debbie
- 02-22-23
Small churches please read
This book had great insight and encouragement to those of us who struggle thinking we need to be bigger to make a difference!!!
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- Tristan Maiden
- 02-03-23
Grateful for this book!
I am a Pastor of a small passionate, community loving, unreasonably generous Church. Unfortunately, when some hear the word small, nothing that comes after it matters in the ministry world which is a shame. I loved this book and the ideas discussed because it’s a reminder that no matter the size we are called to lead well what God has entrusted to us. I have recommended this book to so many Pastor friends of mine. It was so good!
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- Bradley S. Rinehart
- 05-20-22
Excellent Observations
Karl does a great job providing insight and focus where it belongs - the health of the church. He doesn’t discredit large churches, but points out the differences between small and large. He provides plenty of examples and practical advice for small church pastors and leaders. We are going through this book as ministry leaders in our church. It is worth the read.
You will have to take into account that there are a few ministry examples Karl used that seemed safe in 2018 but may not be so today. He has it covered though, but challenging the church to be authentic.
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- Jared Barkman
- 03-30-22
Practical, insightful, and encouraging
This book was insightful and helped me to understand and better balance ministry demands, planning, and priorities within the context of my small church. I highly recommend it for all pastors and church leaders, especially those in smaller congregations. The general message that both small and large churches can be unhealthy - and we should focus on church health rather than church size is extremely important. The author does well to give his stories and helpful ideas to get thoughts going toward the goal of building a more healthy church culture regardless of current status/size. It was encouraging to be reminded that God calls some to serve in smaller churches for a reason and that just because a church is small, doesn’t mean it’s less important to God’s kingdom work! Don’t play the numbers or comparison game and instead be about the work that God has called you to do today with the people in your church today! Definitely a needed voice in today’s church leadership genre.
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- robert vest
- 04-14-21
this is a re-read to keep on the shelf
a breath of fresh air for leaders of smaller congregations. you probably want a print copy to mark up and highlight as well
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You see the problems in your church, and you truly believe it could be better. Not perfect, but healthier. If you want more for your church, but aren’t quite sure how to get there, 100 Days to a Healthier Church was written for you. After years of trial and error, pastor and author Karl Vaters developed a tested and proven 15-week process that’s manageable, adaptable, and effective.
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Answer to Prayer
- By Dawn Stebleton on 11-03-22
By: Karl Vaters
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Rare Leadership
- 4 Uncommon Habits for Increasing Trust, Joy, and Engagement in the People You Lead
- By: Marcus Warner, Jim Wilder
- Narrated by: David Cochran Heath
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
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Revive your leadership. Grow healthy teams. See great results. Healthy teams begin with healthy leaders, and at the heart of this dynamic is emotional maturity - the quality the greatest leaders possess. Combining solid theology, cutting-edge brain science, and decades of counseling and consulting experience, Rare Leadership shows you how to take your leadership and team to the next level.
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Best book on leadership ever!
- By Toni M Daniels on 02-02-17
By: Marcus Warner, and others
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Please, Sorry, Thanks
- The Three Words That Change Everything
- By: Mark Batterson
- Narrated by: Mark Batterson
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
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The best predictor of success in life, in love, and in leadership is your proficiency at please, sorry, and thanks. Those three words are the foundation of all healthy relationships and successful careers. Those three words are the only ceiling on achieving your dreams. Those three words will determine how happy you are.
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Awesome, Encouraging Book to Improve Communication
- By Kerri Rocco on 04-11-23
By: Mark Batterson
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The 10 Key Roles of a Pastor
- Proven Practices for Balancing the Demands of Leading Your Church
- By: Gary L. McIntosh
- Narrated by: David Cochran Heath
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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If most pastors were pressed to describe an average day of ministry, they'd have trouble doing it. In a single day, a pastor may fill many different roles in quick succession, from counselor to theologian to student to CEO to custodian (well, let's hope there's usually someone else available to perform that last role). Some roles come more naturally than others, but every pastor wants to perform each role to the best of their ability.
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I loved the table of contents( all preacher hats)
- By Esmeralda on 03-01-23
By: Gary L. McIntosh
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Lead Like It Matters
- 7 Leadership Principles for a Church That Lasts
- By: Craig Groeschel
- Narrated by: Craig Groeschel
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
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New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel is the founding and senior pastor of Life.Church, an innovative multisite church known around the world and an organization that Glassdoor has named a #1 U.S. Best Place to Work. But it didn't happen by accident. Lead Like It Matters presents Groeschel's transformative insights on how to effectively build a thriving, enduring ministry and organization.
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Great book that is much more than surface deep.
- By Harold Burgess on 08-19-23
By: Craig Groeschel
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Future Church
- 7 Laws of Real Church Growth
- By: Will Mancini, Cory Hartman
- Narrated by: William Sarris
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
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Church growth models have often been long on promises and short on disciple-making. We continue to watch consistent church attendance shrink, and our desire to reach the lost is infected with a need for self-validation by growing our numbers at any cost. If we believe that God wants his church to grow, where do we go from here? What is the future of the church?
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A must read…
- By Dave M. on 06-26-23
By: Will Mancini, and others
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Sticky Teams
- Keeping Your Leadership Team and Staff on the Same Page
- By: Larry Osborne
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
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In this unabridged audio download of Sticky Teams, Larry Osborne exposes the hidden roadblocks that often sabotage the health and harmony of even the best intentioned ministry teams. Then, with practical and seasoned advice, he shows what it takes to get a leadership board, ministry team, and an entire congregation headed in the same direction.
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Practical!
- By Keith Davis on 07-07-23
By: Larry Osborne
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Rebuilt
- Awakening the Faithful, Reaching the Lost, Making Church Matter
- By: Michael White, Tom Corcoran
- Narrated by: Michael White, Tom Corcoran
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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Drawing on the wisdom gleaned from thriving mega-churches and innovative business leaders while anchoring their vision in the Eucharistic center of Catholic faith, Fr. Michael White and lay associate Tom Corcoran present the compelling and inspiring story to how they brought their parish back to life. Rebuilt is a story of stopping everything and changing focus. When their parish reached a breaking point, Fr. Michael White and lay associate Tom Corcoran asked themselves how they could make the Church matter to Catholics.
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Don't Do What's Suggested Unless You Will OWN IT.
- By Julia S on 02-06-18
By: Michael White, and others
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Barefoot Church
- Serving the Least in a Consumer Culture
- By: Brandon Hatmaker
- Narrated by: Adam Black
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
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There's got to be more to church than this. People around the world are seeking a community that focuses more on others than on themselves. Yet most don't know where to start. Drawing from his own journey, Brandon Hatmaker reminds us that serving the least is not a trendy act of benevolence but a lifestyle of authentic community and spiritual transformation. In Barefoot Church, Brandon offers practical ideas for creating service-based, missional communities and explains how the organizational structure of a church can be created or restructured for mission in any context.
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Awesome
- By John on 01-16-13
By: Brandon Hatmaker
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The Blessed Church
- By: Robert Morris
- Narrated by: Robert Morris
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
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Whether you are a pastor, a volunteer, or a church member, you want your church to grow well. After all, there’s no better place to experience God than in the loving, healthy community of a church. But what does an effective church look like? Is it possible to grow and be healthy at the same time? The Blessed Church, Pastor Morris brings you practical wisdom for cultivating real growth by nurturing true and Biblical health in your spiritual community.
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Blessed church
- By Peggy on 06-24-18
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