The Church Lobby Podcast
1) Ep 118: Why the Body of Christ Still Matters, with Brad Edwards
Karl Vaters talks with Brad Edwards about the shift that’s happened over the last decade or so in how people perceive institutions, especially the institutional church.In this conversation they talk a...Show More
2) Ep 117: The Growing Problem of Gambling Addiction in the Church, with Dr. Donald Lichi
Do you know how to spot if someone in your congregation has a gambling problem? Once it’s been spotted or confessed, do you know what to do?Karl Vaters talks with Dr. Don Lichi about one of the fastes...Show More
3) Ep 116: How Your Church Can Help People Recover from Grief, with Jeff Forrey
Karl Vaters talks with Dr. Jeff Forrey about grief, recovery, and how your church can help people, both inside and outside the congregation, deal with grief in healthy ways.Grief has no rules, but the...Show More
4) Ep 115: Church, Parachurch, and Missio Dei, with Dr. Angie Ward
In recent decades, parachurch organizations have carved out an important space in church life and ministry.Karl Vaters talks with Dr. Angie Ward about why it’s important for ministers to take a closer...Show More
5) Ep 114: The Art of Writing and Living a Sermon, with Austin Carty
If you’re a preaching pastor, you know what it means to feel the burden and the joy of preparing and preaching a sermon every Sunday. No matter how many years we’ve done it, we can always use a little...Show More
6) Ep 113: What I Found on the Other Side of Church Growth, with Paul Dazet
What happens when all the church growth principles that were working in your church, suddenly stop working when you need them the most?Karl Vaters interviews Paul Dazet about what happened to him, as ...Show More
7) Ep 112: Making Room for Loss and Grief In Life and Ministry, with Leanne Friesen
Karl Vaters interviews Leanne Friesen about grief. Specifically, how pastors, family members, and other caring people can help give people the room to process their grief when they go through a p...Show More
8) Ep 111: Using AI To Find Great Sermon Illustrations, with Darrell Stetler
Karl Vaters talks with Darrell Stetler about a new AI program Darrell has created, called Sermon Illustrator.After a short introduction to what AI is, and some of the advantages and dangers of using i...Show More
9) Ep 110: Healthy Goal-setting and Helping The Big Church Feel Small, with Luke Simmons
Karl Vaters talks with Luke Simmons, the pastor of Ironwood Church in Mesa, AZ. Recently, Luke and his church elders decided to pursue a very ambitious goal with the aim of helping their lar...Show More
10) Ep 109: The Future is Bivocational, with Andrew Hamilton
Over the last few months, several of our podcasts have been about bivo/covocationality, side hustles for pastors, and so on. And more are on the way.Why? Because the future of the church is bivocation...Show More