Northeast Leadership Summit Preview - Karl Vaters

<p>In this episode, Mike Schooley and Tim Madeira sit down with Karl Vaters — pastor, author, and one of the leading voices on pastoring and leading in average-size churches. Karl has spent over 40 years pastoring normative sized churches, and his work through Helping Small Churches Thrive has reshaped how thousands of leaders think about size, health, and mission.</p><p>In this conversation we talk through: <br></p><p>*why discipleship matters no matter your church&#39;s size </p><p>* how to actually build a healthy church culture<br></p><p>Karl Vaters is also the keynote at this years’ Leadership Summit that will be held in Cortland NY where we will invest in church leaders that minister in the Northeast.<br></p><p>Karl has served in small-church ministry for over 40 years and is the author of several books on church health and leadership, including:</p><ul><li><p>Small Church Essentials: Field-Tested Principles for Leading a Healthy Congregation of Under 250</p></li><li><p>The Grasshopper Myth: Big Churches, Small Churches, and the Small Thinking That Divides Us</p></li><li><p>100 Days to a Healthier Church: A Step-by-Step Guide for Pastors and Leadership Teams</p></li><li><p>The Church Recovery Guide: How Your Congregation Can Adapt and Thrive After a Crisis</p></li><li><p>De-Sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What&#39;s Next</p></li></ul><p>Karl also hosts The Church Lobby: Conversations on Faith &amp; Ministry, and speaks and writes extensively on helping small churches thrive.</p>