{"product_id":"small-church-essentials","title":"Small Church Essentials: Field-Tested Principles for Leading a Healthy Congregation of Under 250","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/product_slideshow?sku=418064\u0026amp;actual_sku=418064\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/product_slideshow?sku=418064\u0026amp;actual_sku=418064\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSAMPLE CHAPTER PDF\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDo you lead a small church? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBig 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmall 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBased 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. Readers will:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBe assured that leading a small congregation does not make them ministry failures\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCome away inspired to lead with passion, regardless the size of their church\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHave field-tested principles for leading a church in their context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePossess new metrics for biblically measuring vitality in small churches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHave a toolkit of resources to use in their everyday ministry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKarl Vaters has been a small church pastor for 30 years, is the author of The Grasshopper Myth: Big Churches, Small Churches, and the Small Thinking that Divides Us (2013), and travels extensively to churches and conferences to speak about leading a small church well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf 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:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStop believing lies about small churches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLead your church to fulfill the role only small churches can\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnderstand your congregation’s strengths and weaknesses\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTurn around a dying or unhealthy church\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIdentify good trends and bad in church and culture\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"thinkorangestore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41163841470637,"sku":"9780802418067","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9484\/4333\/files\/Small-Church-600x600.png?v=1728574344","url":"https:\/\/staging-thinkorangestore.myshopify.com\/products\/small-church-essentials","provider":"staging-thinkorangestore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}