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It’s no surprise that American evangelical congregations are concerned about size; after all, we live in a society where bigger is better when it comes to organizational ...
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What To Do When Your Ministry Passion Doesn’t Match Your Ministry Skill Set
You can apply the skills God gave you without denying the passion he planted in you.
Karl Vaters | April 24, 2019
Pivot
Is Your Church Evangelizing Or Just Advertising? 4 Reasons It Matters
Evangelism isn’t about sales, it’s about relationship. It’s not about filling a building with people, it’s about filling people with Jesus.
Karl Vaters | April 17, 2019
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How To Avoid The Trap That "Just A Little More" Will Fix Your Church's Problems
If you want to be happy with where God takes you, be content with where God has placed you.
Karl Vaters | April 12, 2019
The Exchange
How to Be Both Multisite and Missional—At Any Church: Part 2
Your church, no matter the size, can indeed become in a sense “multisite.”
Michael Beck | April 11, 2019
Pivot
Why You Can't Predict Church Growth, But You Can Predict Church Failure (And, Thankfully, Church Health)
Church growth is a mystery. Church failure is predictable. Church health is what really matters.
Karl Vaters | April 10, 2019
CT Pastors
The Disturbing Temptations of Pastoring in Obscurity
Leaving the limelight didn’t heal my pride; it only disguised it.
Matt Erickson | March 13, 2019
Pivot
6 Takeaways From “The Church Growth Gap” LifeWay Research Survey
We seldom see the value of smaller congregations, even when the facts show them to us.
Karl Vaters | March 11, 2019
Pivot
Small Churches Are Stuck (But Not The Way You Think)
Churches on either end of the size spectrum are usually seen as fulfilling their calling. But those in the middle? Not so much.
Karl Vaters | March 06, 2019
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The Church Growth Gap: The Big Get Bigger While the Small Get Smaller
The US congregations most likely to grow are the 10 percent that already have more than 250 worshipers.
Aaron Earls - LifeWay Research | March 06, 2019
Pivot
Why Is There An Increasing Pushback Against Church Growth Principles?
As the church growth movement enters middle age, it’s time to ask some tough, but fair and necessary questions.
Karl Vaters | February 05, 2019
Pivot
Breaking Church Growth Barriers Will Not Keep You From Crashing
A plea to my fellow pastors: The body of Christ wants you healthy and whole more than we need you to perform numerically.
Karl Vaters | January 28, 2019
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The Problem With Using Numerical Incentives In Church Leadership
When we require the promise of numerical increase to motivate us to behave biblically, something is wrong.
Karl Vaters | January 25, 2019
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5 Myth-Shattering Reasons We Have To Change Our Thinking About Church Size
History has regularly shown us that any time we equate bigger with better in the kingdom of God, it leads to problems. Big problems.
Karl Vaters | January 23, 2019
Pivot
Caring Or Counting? The Pastoral Dilemma
When I’m pushing for numerical growth, I minister differently than when I’m caring for people. And not in a good way.
Karl Vaters | January 22, 2019
Pivot
Grow Or Die? Actually, There’s A Third Option – Be A Great Small Church
Church growth principles are important, but we need to know what great small churches look like, too.
Karl Vaters | December 27, 2018
Pivot
More Is Only Good When It’s A Byproduct Of Better
We don’t need bigger churches. We need better churches. Then we need more of them.
Karl Vaters | December 14, 2018
Book Review
The Culture Wars Are Ancient HistorySubscriber Access Only
Today’s fights over the religion in the public square are replays of fights from two thousand years ago.
Peter Leithart | November 27, 2018
The Exchange
Four Steps For Denominations to Resource Church Revitalization
Resourcing isn’t always monetary.
Ed Stetzer | November 24, 2018
Pivot
If There’s No Church Growth Guarantee, Does It Even Matter What We Do?
Like saying “please,” using church growth principles makes church growth possible, not inevitable.
Karl Vaters | November 09, 2018
CT Pastors
A Place for Death in the Life of the Church
What does faithful ministry look like in a church that sees more funerals than baptisms?
Cole Hartin | November 08, 2018
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Six Biblical Responses to Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings
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Six Biblical Responses to Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings
Colombo theologian: God gives Christians the freedom to leave the revenge cycle and instead love and bless Muslims.
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