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Dents in the DarknessAuthor: The Northeast Collaborative
Our enemy loves to isolate pastors and leaders from great resources and teammates. We provide practical resources to guide you on your journey to overcome isolation while leading and launching healthy churches across Northeast America! Language: en Genres: Business, Non-Profit Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Northeast Leadership Summit Preview - Karl Vaters
Episode 70
Monday, 7 September, 2026
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.In this conversation we talk through: *why discipleship matters no matter your church's size * how to actually build a healthy church cultureKarl 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.Karl has served in small-church ministry for over 40 years and is the author of several books on church health and leadership, including:Small Church Essentials: Field-Tested Principles for Leading a Healthy Congregation of Under 250The Grasshopper Myth: Big Churches, Small Churches, and the Small Thinking That Divides Us100 Days to a Healthier Church: A Step-by-Step Guide for Pastors and Leadership TeamsThe Church Recovery Guide: How Your Congregation Can Adapt and Thrive After a CrisisDe-Sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What's NextKarl also hosts The Church Lobby: Conversations on Faith & Ministry, and speaks and writes extensively on helping small churches thrive.
