Karl Vaters

Karl Vaters is the teaching pastor at Cornerstone Christian Fellowship in Fountain Valley, California. His latest book is De-Sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What’s Next (Moody).

Karl Vaters: De-Size the Church

If we are simply getting bigger churches, that’s not church growth; that’s Christian consolidation.

From the Small-Church Front Lines

A Scouting Report From Small Church Pastors

Self-Care for Leaders Who are Barely Holding On

It's OK not to have all the answers right now. We know the one who does have all the answers.

100 Days to a Healthier Church

A Step-By-Step Guide for Pastors and Leadership Teams (Moody)

What Paint Cans Do You Need to Move?

The first step to help a church become healthier

Stay Out of the Building

The church's best ministry happens when we leave the church building.

Karl Vaters: Small Church Essentials

Karl Vaters: Field-Tested Principles for Leading a Healthy Congregation of Under 250

The Church Is Small—So What?

Instead of asking, “Our church is small, so what?” we needed to ask, “Our church is small, now what?”