Karl Vaters: How I Stopped Feeling Embarrassed by My Small Church

I spent too many years feeling embarrassed by my church.

Sure, there was a time when the embarrassment was well earned. For a few years, we were unhealthy, dysfunctional and hurting.

But even after we got healthy, I stayed embarrassed. Not because it wasn’t a good church. Not because I didn’t love the people in it.

I was embarrassed because it was small.

When new people would show up on a Sunday, I’d say hello, then start offering excuses. “A lot of people are gone on summer vacation today,” or “our youth group is at a convention this weekend” or “hey, it’s Arbor Day – hard to compete with that.” Keep reading