Karl has been in pastoral ministry for 40 years. He is the teaching pastor of Cornerstone Christian Fellowship, a healthy small church in Orange County, California, where he has ministered for over 28 years with his wife, Shelley.
Karl produces resources for helping small churches thrive at KarlVaters.com and is the author of several books, including "The Church Recovery Guide: How Your Congregation Can Adapt and Thrive After a Crisis." His heart is to help pastors of small churches (up to 90 percent of us) find resources to lead well, and to capitalize on the unique advantages that come with pastoring a small church - something virtually every pastor will spend at least some of their ministry years doing. He also believes that big and small churches can and should work together more often - to the benefit and blessing of everyone.
Most of our Church of God congregations fall in the "small church" range of 300 or below in attendance. Often those that lead workshops don't come from the small church setting or understand the unique struggles that face small church pastors. Karl not only can speak to small church pastors and address their needs, he is one of them.
Register below and join us as we welcome this special guest to Indiana Ministries on Thursday, April 28th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST. Lunch will be provided. Please contact Crystal at csnyder@indianaministries.org for discount information for groups of 5 or more.
