The Church Lobby

The Church Lobby

Hosted by Karl Vaters · Karl Vaters

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142
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14
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37
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Daily
Cadence
2021
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About The Church Lobby

Karl Vaters interviews church leaders about the important issues of faith and ministry. It's called The Church Lobby because: The church lobby is where the church meets and does ministry. The church lobby moves conversations from the stage to the floor. The church lobby is a good place to take the temperature of a church’s health. Karl Vaters is the author of several books, including Small Church Essentials and The Grasshopper Myth. Formerly known as Can This Work In a Small Church?, this podcast primarily looks at church leadership from a small church perspective.

Publisher
Karl Vaters
Category
religion & spirituality
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
21 May 2021
Latest episode
8 Oct 2026
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Latest episodes

14 of 142 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Ep 138: The Renewed Pastor: Dale Sellers on How to Stay Healthy When Ministry Demands Keep Changing

  2. 24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Ep 137: Magnify Your Ministry Voice: Ed Stetzer and Corey Alderin on Using Tech to Reach Your Community

  3. 10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Ep 136: The Cost of the Camera: Karl Vaters on Why I Changed My Mind About Church Live Streaming

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Ep 138: The Renewed Pastor: Dale Sellers on How to Stay Healthy When Ministry Demands Keep Changing

Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And so for a lot of pastors, if they get too comfortable, they get too insider focused, they stop looking up or out or where they're going and just really kind of focus on where they are. So I totally agree with that. Okay. So how do we help? And I'm assuming this is going to lead straight into what you're doing in Renewed Pastor. What do we do to help pastors find renewal without moving to another place staying where they are but having the lord move them forward in the journey of the church they're currently at we're focused on four quarters this is a year-long coaching process the first quarter is about soul care we've been focused on that since the pandemic never going to stop because if you're not healthy in your soul none of the rest of this matters but here's what's really exciting the second quarter is about identity and context And I referred in the beginning of this podcast, there's some things you've taught me that have gone with me forever. […]

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  • Dale Sellers
  • Ed Stetzer
  • Corey Alderin
  • Ryan Lokkesmoe
  • Nathan Meador

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