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	Small Church Essentials: Field-Tested Principles for Leading a Healthy Congregation of under 250 4.37 avg rating — 431 ratings — published 2018 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grasshopper Myth: Big Churches, Small Churches and the Small Thinking that Divides Us 4.28 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De-sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What's Next 4.28 avg rating — 86 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	100 Days to a Healthier Church: A Step-By-Step Guide for Pastors and Leadership Teams 4.02 avg rating — 41 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Church Recovery Guide: How Your Congregation Can Adapt and Thrive after a Crisis 4.25 avg rating — 36 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	100 Days to a Healthier Church: A Step-by-Step Guide for Pastors and Leadership Teams by Karl Vaters (Goodreads Author), Jason Leikam (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kleine Gemeinde - große Wirkung: Raus aus der Wachstumsfalle by Karl Vaters (Goodreads Author), Jokim Schnöbbe (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der Heuschrecken-Mythos: Warum kleine Gemeinden nicht zu klein von sich denken sollten 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Priority Wheel: A Framework for Knowing God's Will and Making Better Decisions 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Your biggest problem in ministry and in life isn’t that you'll make a mistake, but that you'll be consumed by the fear of making a mistake.”
― Karl Vaters, The Grasshopper Myth: Big Churches, Small Churches and the Small Thinking that Divides Us

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“A Small Church that tries to act like a big church will miss out on all the great things that only a Small Church can do. This”
― Karl Vaters, The Grasshopper Myth: Big Churches, Small Churches and the Small Thinking that Divides Us

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“If you’re not making mistakes you’re not growing.”
― Karl Vaters, The Grasshopper Myth: Big Churches, Small Churches and the Small Thinking that Divides Us

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