unSeminary Podcast Podcast

The January Bump: Game-Changing Perspective on Christmas Attendance Targets for Your Church from 2023-12-13T06:11

A New Metric for Success: The January Bump Traditionally, we judge the success of our Christmas services by the number of attendees. But what if we shifted our focus to what I like to call the ‘Jan...

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The Chosen: Stan Jantz on Reaching 1 Billion People, Ministry Innovation&Helping Your Church from 2023-12-07T09:44

Thanks for tuning in to the unSeminary podcast. We’re happy to be talking with Stan Jantz today, the Chief Executive Officer of The Come and See Foundation. In partnership with ministries around th...

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Residency Reflections: Saddleback Church’s Brittany Crimmel on Her Leadership Pathway So Far from 2023-11-30T09:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Brittany Crimmel, a Production Director at Saddleback Church in California. There is a leadership crisis in the local church with so...

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Behind the Leader: Ian Borkent’s Journey of Burnout and Relaunch from 2023-11-23T09:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re chatting with Ian Borkent from C3 Rivers Church in the Netherlands. Ian also started the ministry Grow a Healthy Soul to help church leaders take care ...

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Secrets of Top Team Players: Insights from 30,000 Leaders&William Vanderbloemen from 2023-11-16T09:44

Thanks for joining us on the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking again with William Vanderbloemen, the founder and CEO of Vanderbloemen Search Group, an organization that helps identify executive tal...

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Talking with Your Lender: Mark Briggs Offers Insider Advice for Growing Churches from 2023-11-09T09:44

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Mark Briggs, the Executive Vice President of Ministry Lending at CDF Capital. CDF Capital is dedicated to helping churches solve problems...

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Guest-Friendly Environments: Aaron Stanski on Effective Facilities for Your Church from 2023-11-02T08:44

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Aaron Stanski, the founder and CEO of Risepointe, with fifteen years of church design and ministry leadership experience. Do you feel fru...

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Increasing the Generosity Culture at Your Church with Phil Ling from 2023-10-26T08:44

Thanks for joining us for this episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Phil Ling, a renowned expert on generosity in the church and founder of The Giving Church. Did you know th...

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Increase Engagement with Data-Driven Strategies: Ronee de Leon on Unlocking Your Church Database’s Potential from 2023-10-19T08:44

Thanks for joining us for the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Ronee de Leon, the Director of Executive Project Management from Grace Fellowship, a multisite church in Ohio. Many church...

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Mission Trips vs. Strategic Visits: Nathan Nelson on Transformational International Partnerships for Your Church from 2023-10-12T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Nathan Nelson, Pastor of Mission and Outreach at Bethany Community Church in the Seattle, Washington region. Do you ever feel like short-t...

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Engagement Pathway: Greg Curtis &Tommy Carreras on Best Current Practices on Assimilating People at Your Church from 2023-10-05T08:44

Thanks for joining the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Greg Curtis and Tommy Carreras. Greg is the Pastor of Guest Engagement at Eastside Christian Church, a multisite church in Califo...

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Transforming Team Culture: Karen Berge’s Insider View on the Shift from Unhealthy to Thriving from 2023-09-28T08:44

Thanks for joining us on the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Karen Berge, the Executive Pastor of Ministry at Flatirons Community Church. They are one of the fastest growing churches in the ...

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How to Leverage AI for Your Church&Your Future with Kenny Jahng from 2023-09-21T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today’s podcast is the second of a two-part series (you can listen to part one of the podcast here) with Kenny Jahng, an expert when it comes to using AI in ...

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How Your Church Can Have the Best Year-End Ever with Kenny Jahng from 2023-09-14T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today’s podcast is the first of a two-part series with my friend, Kenny Jahng, the founder of Big Click Syndicate which helps cause-driven organizations get ...

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Fostering Community in a Fast-Growing Multi-Campus Ministry: Scott Freeman on Effective Pastoral Care from 2023-09-07T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. This week we’re talking with Scott Freeman, the Pastor of Community at Grace Church in South Carolina. As a church expands, there is a constant tension to ma...

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The Future of Faith is Child-Friendly: Stephen Moore on WinShape Camps for Communities from 2023-08-31T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. This week I’m excited to be talking with Stephen Moore, the Director of WinShape Camps for Communities. WinShape, an organization started in 1985 by Truett C...

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He Gets Us: Kyle Isabelli on Reaching Out to Non-Christians with Gloo from 2023-08-24T08:44

Thanks for tuning in for this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re chatting with Kyle Isabelli, the lead pastor of Avenue Christian Church in the western suburbs of Chicago. Wondering how to connect wi...

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Faith Forward: Fr. Peter Wojcik on Strategies for Engaging Millennials, Gen Z,&Gen Alpha in the Church from 2023-08-17T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today we are joined by Father Peter Wojcik, pastor at Saint Clement Parish in Chicago. Do you struggle to engage Gen Z in your church? Do you want to invite ...

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From Struggle to Success: Evan Courtney on Revitalizing a Church Campus Amidst Challenges from 2023-08-10T08:44

Thanks for joining us for the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Evan Courtney, the Executive Pastor at The Fields Church in central Illinois. Have you ever experienced decline in your church o...

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Uniting the Church to Quench the Global Water Crisis: A Conversation with Mike Mantel from 2023-08-03T08:44

Thanks for tuning into today’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Mike Mantel, the CEO of Living Water International. They are a faith-based global humanitarian organization that links arms wit...

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Nurturing the Spirit of Advent with Families at Your Church: Chris Pappalardo&Clayton Greene on the GoodKind Approach from 2023-07-27T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. I’m talking with Chris Pappalardo and Clayton Greene from The Summit Church in Durham, North Carolina. Chris is Editor on the Creative Arts team and Clayton ...

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The Art of Working with (Almost) Anyone: Michael Bungay Stanier Offers Coaching For You As You Lead At Your Church from 2023-07-20T08:44

Thanks for joining the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with coach and writer Michael Bungay Stanier, who is best known for his book, The Coaching Habit, which is the bestselling coaching book of ...

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The Resilience Factor: Insights from Léonce B. Crump Jr.&Warren Bird on Unbreakable Teams from 2023-07-13T08:44

Thanks for tuning in to the unSeminary podcast. Today I’m talking with Léonce B. Crump Jr. and Warren Bird. Léonce is an author plus the co-founder and senior pastor of Renovation Church in Atlanta...

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When Pastors Aren’t Angels: Becca Pountney on Wedding Industry Challenges from 2023-07-06T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today I’m talking with Becca Pountney, the UK’s number one wedding business marketing expert and host of the podcast Wedding Pros Who Are Ready to Grow. Did ...

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Long-Term Vision, Lasting Impact: Curt Seaburg on Strategic Vision in Church Leadership from 2023-06-29T08:44

Thanks for joining the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Curt Seaburg, the lead pastor of Victory Church in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. While it’s important for church leaders to learn fro...

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Hybrid Church in a Digital Age: Collin Jones on the State of Church Tech Today from 2023-06-22T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Collin Jones, the chief ambassador at Resi, part of the organization Pushpay. Pushpay provides a donor management system, including donor ...

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Exploring the State of Church Staff Health: Todd Rhoades&Matt Steen on Findings and Insights from New National Study from 2023-06-15T08:44

Thanks for tuning in to the unSeminary podcast! Today is part 2 of a conversation that we started back in April with Todd Rhoades and Matt Steen, the co-founders of Chemistry Staffing. If you’re cu...

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Discipleship Leadership Development in Church Planting: Stevie Flockhart’s Leadership Journey from 2023-06-08T08:44

Thanks for tuning in to the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Stevie Flockhart, Lead Pastor of 901 Church in Tennessee. Have you ever struggled with the desire for personal recognition and val...

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Long-Term Leadership: Jeff Cranston on Steady, Purposeful Leadership from 2023-06-01T08:44

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. Today we have Lead Pastor Jeff Cranston with us from LowCountry Community Church in Bluffton, South Carolina. How can churches maintain balance in ministry and cr...

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Doing Less to Reach More: Trevor DeVage on 160% Church Growth in 18 Months from 2023-05-25T08:44

Thanks for tuning into this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Lead Pastor Trevor DeVage from Pantano Christian Church in Arizona, one of the fastest growing churches in the countr...

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Practical Help on Increasing Engagement at Your Church with Ken Nash from 2023-05-18T08:44

Thanks for joining us for the unSeminary podcast. Ken Nash, the Lead Pastor of Cornerstone Church in Michigan, is with us today. For decades churches measured how well they were doing based on coun...

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Training Your Team to Lead Through Others with Phil Caporale&George Probasco from 2023-05-11T08:44

Thanks for tuning into the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Lead Pastor, Phil Caporale, and Campus Pastor and Kingsway Leadership School Site Director, George Probasco, from Kingsway Church i...

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Leaning in on the Important (&Potentially Awkward) Conversations Around Women in Leadership at Your Church with Lisa Penberthy from 2023-05-04T08:44

Thanks for joining us on the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Lisa Penberthy, a church leader and consultant with 20 years of experience and an M.Div and MBA in nonprofit management. Sh...

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Closing the Gap Between Your Church’s Vision&Execution with Nick Thompson from 2023-04-27T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Nick Thompson, the Executive Pastor at The Living Stone Church in Denver, Colorado. How is your church executing on its vision? If you’re ...

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Building a Resilient Church Staff: Secrets to Sustaining a Strong Team Culture with Todd Rhoades&Matt Steen from 2023-04-24T08:44

Welcome to today’s special episode of the unSeminary podcast where we are replaying our recent webinar called “Resilient Church Staff: Secrets to Building and Sustaining a Strong Team Culture” with...

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Being a Clarity Champion on a Senior Leadership Team at a Fast Growing Church with Kasey Husen from 2023-04-20T08:44

Thanks for joining this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Kasey Husen, the Executive Director of Communicatons and Events at Crossroads Christian Church in Corona, California. Kasey tal...

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Leading Through the Crisis Your Church is In (Or About to Be In) with Rusty George from 2023-04-13T08:44

Thanks for tuning in for this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Rusty George this week, the lead pastor of Real Life Church in Southern California. In addition to being a pastor, Rusty ...

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Skills You Need to Move from Pandemic to Progress with Brian Dodd from 2023-04-06T08:44

Thank you for tuning in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We have Brian Dodd back with us. He’s the Director of New Ministry Relationships at Injoy Stewardship Solutions, as well as blogging at Br...

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Sunday Service Dedicated to Pre-schoolers&Their Parents? Church Growth Lessons from Marcus Gibbs&Bubble Church from 2023-03-30T08:44

Thanks for tuning in to the unSeminary podcast. We have a real treat today. We recorded this interview in person while in London, England with Marcus Gibbs, Vicar at Ascension Church. Are you looki...

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Leveraging Data to Drive Ministry Outcomes at Your Church with Erik Henry from 2023-03-23T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking today with Erik Henry, the Executive Pastor of Central Christian Church in Wisconsin. Data is critical to accurately understand what’s happenin...

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Moving from Spanish Translation to a Full Spanish Ministry with Tim Hill from 2023-03-16T08:44

Thanks for tuning in for the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Tim Hill, executive pastor at Bear Creek Church, located at the crossroads of West Houston, Katy and Cypress, Texas. Every ...

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Seeking God’s Best for Your Church Even in a Hostile Environment with Terry A. Smith from 2023-03-09T09:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’ve got Terry A. Smith with us today; he’s the lead pastor at The Life Christian Church (TLCC) which serves the New York City metro area. He recently wrote...

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Building a Positive Working Relationship with Your Church’s Financial Institution with Eric Schroeder from 2023-03-02T09:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re having a great conversation with Eric Schroeder, the president and CEO of CDF Capital, an organization that helps churches grow in order to transform l...

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4 Minutes Every Weekend to Increase Revenue&Spread Culture at Your Church with Taleah Murray from 2023-02-23T09:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Taleah Murray, the Executive Pastor of Ministries at Crossroads Christian Church in Corona, California. One of the areas Taleah over...

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Kadi Cole Interviews Rich Birch about Female Leadership in the Church from 2023-02-16T09:44

Thanks for joining us for this episode of the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Kadi Cole who leads the organization Kadi Cole&Company which helps with leadership development, management skill...

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XP Roundtable: Finances, Volunteers, Staffing&More with Lisa Penberthy, Jeremy Peterson&Brandon Beard from 2023-02-09T09:44

What larger trends are impacting churches across the country? The landscape of our culture continues to shift&evolve. Growing churches respond to those changes and find ways to thrive. Learn from t...

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Get a Head Start on Your Church’s Multi-Use Strategy with Frank Bealer from 2023-02-02T09:44

Thanks for joining us for the unSeminary podcast. I’m talking with Frank Bealer, the co-founder and Chief Growth Officer of Phase Family Centers as well as Chief of Staff at Local Church. Is your ...

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Help to Fight the Scourge of Predictability in Your Church Services with Lance Burch from 2023-01-26T09:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. I’m talking with Lance Burch from Reality Church in Omaha, Nebraska. He often explores and identifies current cultural phenomena and then tries to find a way...

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Tithes&Offerings Are No Longer Enough To Fund Your Church with Mark DeYmaz from 2023-01-19T09:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to be talking with Mark DeYmaz, who planted Mosaic Church in Arkansas and is co-founder of Mosaix Global Network. We’re nearly a quarter of our w...

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Reflecting on Seasons of Life, Leadership&Their Impact on Your Team with Lee Coate from 2023-01-12T09:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Lee Coate, the executive pastor at The Crossing in Las Vegas, and the president of Growmentum Group. Today Lee is talking with us about Gr...

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Doing the Right Things for the Right Reasons with the Right People at Your Church with Scot Longyear&Heath Bottomly from 2023-01-05T09:44

Thanks for tuning in to the unSeminary podcast. We’re with returning guests Scot Longyear and Heath Bottomly today. Heath is the Lead Pastor of the Creative Teams at Pure Heart Church in Arizona an...

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Lessons from Inside a Rapidly Multiplying Church with DeWayne McNally&Paul Schulz from 2022-12-22T09:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with DeWayne McNally and Paul Schulz from Hill Country Bible Church in Austin, Texas. DeWayne and Paul both serve as executive pastors of minis...

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Reframing Evangelism at Your Church with Shaila Visser from 2022-12-15T09:44

Thank for joining us for the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Shaila Visser, the Global Senior Vice-President for Alpha International. Alpha is an 11-week course that creates a space for peop...

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Business as Core to the Mission of Your Church with Johnny Scott from 2022-12-08T09:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. I’m happy to be talking with Johnny Scott, the lead pastor of Generations Church in Trinity, Florida. Ever wonder what a self-sustainable church might look l...

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Working Genius with the Team at Your Church with Patrick Lencioni from 2022-12-01T09:44

Thanks for tuning in to the unSeminary podcast. This week we’re talking with Patrick Lencioni, one of the founders of The Table Group and an expert in leadership, teamwork, and organizational healt...

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In The Trenches of Guiding a Church to Be More Outsider Focused with Chuck Fenwick from 2022-11-24T09:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today I’m excited today to be talking with Chuck Fenwick, lead pastor at New Haven UMC in Indiana. How do we build churches that are both reaching new people...

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What Are the Best Predictors of a Church’s Ability to Multiply Itself? A Warren Bird Conversation from 2022-11-17T09:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’ve got Dr. Warren Bird with us today. He’s the Senior Vice President of Research and Equipping at the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (EC...

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Creating&Sustaining an Empowering Culture at Your Church with Dr. Derry Long from 2022-11-10T09:44

Thanks for joining us here at the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Dr. Derry Long, from the Yellowstone Theological Institute. He’s served for 45 years in many church leadership roles and is ...

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Embracing a Team Mentality to Spark Growth at Your Church with Aaron Tredway from 2022-11-03T08:44

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast – so glad that you have decided to tune in. This week we have with us Aaron Tredway, Lead Pastor of Fellowship City Church in Ohio. As church leaders, we know that...

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Under the Hood of a Multiplying Church of Nearly 30 Church Plants with Josh Husmann from 2022-10-27T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today I’m excited today to be talking with Josh Husmann, lead pastor at Mercy Road Church in Indiana. Mercy Road is one of the top reproducing churches in th...

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Leading Slow&Steady Change in a Fast Growing Church with Mark Williams from 2022-10-20T08:44

Thanks for joining us at the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking today with Mark Williams, Executive Pastor at New Day Christian Church in Port Charlotte, Florida. The last few years have seen a lot ...

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Gaining Brand Clarity That Makes Growing Your Church’s Mission Simple with Joey Speers from 2022-10-13T08:44

Thanks for tuning in to the unSeminary podcast. We’re excited to talk with Joey Speers, a brand builder and digital marketer. He and his wife founded the Speers Collective Inc., the parent company ...

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Leading Change in the Midst of the Messiness of Ministry with Mike Bonem from 2022-10-06T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Mike Bonem, a coach and consultant who helps church leaders with vision discernment, organizational design and strategy. In the last...

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Technology Insights to Drive Ministry Outcomes with Aaron Senneff from 2022-09-29T08:44

Thanks for joining us on the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re chatting with Aaron Senneff, the Chief Technology Officer at Pushpay. Pushpay is a digital engagement platform that provides a donor man...

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Outreach Lessons from the Statistically Most Secular City in North America with Jeremy Norton from 2022-09-22T08:44

Thanks for joining the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Jeremy Norton, lead pastor at Mountainview Church in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. Being a church leader in a place like the Yukon i...

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Practical Help on Taking Your Messages from Good to Great with Pete Briscoe from 2022-09-15T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking today with Pete Briscoe, who was the senior pastor at Bent Tree Bible Fellowship in Dallas for almost thirty years and preached through the Tel...

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Journey Beyond Burnout&Compassion Fatigue with Janetta Oni from 2022-09-08T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re chatting with Janetta Oni, the Creative Director at The Summit Church in North Carolina. Compassion fatigue is far more common in ministry than w...

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Inside the Groups Ministry of a Fast Growing Baptist Church with David Raney from 2022-09-01T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re chatting with David Raney, the Executive Pastor of Ministry from 2ND Baptist Church in Arkansas. 2ND Baptist is one of the fastest growing churches in ...

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Advice on Taking Your Best Next Step When Life Is Uncertain with Jeff Henderson from 2022-08-25T08:44

Thanks for joining us for the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Jeff Henderson, founder of The FOR Company, which helps organizations build a good name where purpose and profit grow together. ...

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Aligning Mission&Organization to Achieve Creative Outcomes with Heath Bottomly from 2022-08-18T08:44

Thanks for joining the unSeminary podcast. We are talking with Heath Bottomly, the Lead Pastor of Creative Teams at Pure Heart Church in Arizona. Does your church’s organizational structure match t...

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Leading in the Unchangeable Present with Larry Osborne from 2022-08-11T08:44

Thanks for joining us for the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Larry Osborne, the Teaching Pastor and Kingdom Ambassador at North Coast Church. North Coast has nine locations in Califor...

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Managing High Performance Multisite Creative Teams with Melody Workman from 2022-08-04T08:44

Thanks for joining us for the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Executive Creative Director Melody Workman from California-based Sandals Church – one of the fastest growing churches in the cou...

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Burnout, Perfectionism&Identity: Inside Chris Hahn’s Personal Journey to Restoration from 2022-07-28T08:44

Welcome to this episode of the unSeminary podcast. We’re chatting with Chris Hahn, the Executive Pastor of Missional Spaces at Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago. In the demands and activity ...

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Leading Through Healthy Open Brokenness&Vulnerability with Carl Kuhl from 2022-07-21T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today we have Carl Kuhl with us, the lead pastor of one of the fastest growing churches in the country, Mosaic Christian Church in the Baltimore/Washington, ...

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The Surprising Journey Toward Being a Community Focused&Fast Growing Church with Vern Streeter from 2022-07-14T08:44

Thanks for joining in for the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Vern Streeter, the lead pastor at Harvest Church in Billings, Montana. Harvest Church is one of the fastest growing churches in ...

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Balancing A Growing Family&Ministry with Paula Ley from 2022-07-07T08:44

Welcome back to this episode of the unSeminary podcast. We’re chatting with Paula Ley, executive pastor at Radiant Church in the Tampa Bay area. Paula is talking with us about the spheres of influe...

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Latest Church Trends Post-COVID with Tony Morgan from 2022-06-30T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Tony Morgan, the founder and lead strategist of The Unstuck Group, which offers consulting and coaching for churches as well as practical ...

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Healing the Racial Divide in Your Church with Derwin Gray from 2022-06-23T08:44

Thanks for joining us for the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Dr. Derwin Gray, the lead pastor at Transformation Church in South Carolina. In the bible we see every nation, tribe, and tongue...

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Leading in Our Churches&Community in this Current Moment with Dino Rizzo from 2022-06-16T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. In this episode we’ll be chatting with Dino Rizzo, the executive director of the Association of Related Churches (ARC) as well as part of the senior leadersh...

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International Business&Marketing Coach Chris Ducker Offers Advice for Church Leaders from 2022-06-09T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re chatting with marketplace leader Chris Ducker, who is a serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, and runs several businesses. As churches find themselv...

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Helpful Insights for Church Leaders with Brian Dodd from 2022-06-02T08:44

Thanks for joining in for the unSeminary podcast. This time we’re talking with Brian Dodd, the Director of New Ministry Partnerships at Injoy Stewardship Solutions. He also runs a blog called Brian...

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Coaching on Rebuilding a“New”Launch Team for Your Church with Shawn Lovejoy from 2022-05-26T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re chatting with Shawn Lovejoy, the founder and CEO of Courageous Pastors and Courage to Lead. His work is all about coaching leaders around what keeps th...

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Reflecting Back 5+ Years After a Sr. Leader Transition with Executive Pastor Kevin Cook from 2022-05-19T08:44

Thanks for tuning in for this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re chatting with Kevin Cook, executive pastor at Cross Point Church in the greater Nashville, Tennessee, area. They have six locations in...

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Encouragement For You From Nearly 4 Decades of Ministry Experience with Greg Surratt from 2022-05-12T08:44

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. We’re chatting with Greg Surratt, the founding pastor of Seacoast Church in the Carolinas and also a founding member of ARC, Association of Related Churches, whic...

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Pushing Your Church’s Culture Forward in This Current Season with Jenni Catron from 2022-05-05T08:44

Thanks for tuning in for the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Jenni Catron, the founder and CEO of the 4Sight Group which helps both leaders and their teams be healthy and thriving. With the ...

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Insights on Pastoral Restoration After a Fall with Shawn&Sonny Hennessy from 2022-04-28T08:44

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Shawn and Sonny Hennessy, from Life Church Green Bay in Wisconsin. Shawn and Sonny are also co-hosts of The Rise After the Fall podcast a...

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Latest HR Dynamics Impacting Your Church With Tiffany Henning from 2022-04-21T08:44

Thanks for joining the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Tiffany Henning, founder of HR Ministry Solutions which helps with human resources in churches and faith-based ministries. At the begin...

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Helping You&Your Team Ditch Discouragement, Fear and Anxiety with Scot Longyear from 2022-04-14T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. This week we’re talking with Scot Longyear, the senior pastor of Maryland Community Church in Indiana, and guest host for the Worship Leader Probs podcast. T...

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Moving Beyond the Stream of Church Online with Jay Kranda from 2022-04-07T08:44

Thanks for joining us for this episode of the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Jay Kranda, the online pastor of Saddleback Church in California. Digital ministry is here to stay and churches ...

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Shifting Paradigms Impacting Growing Churches with Sean Morgan from 2022-03-31T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re chatting with Sean Morgan, founder of The Ascent Leader, a year-long development program structured around relational cohorts which is designed to enga...

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Tips for Making Your Church More Single Friendly with Kaylee Estes from 2022-03-24T08:44

Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Kaylee Estes who was the Connections Pastor at Restoration Community Church in Denver, Colorado. More and more people ar...

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Inside a 4X Growth In Group Engagement at a Growing Church with Joe Boyd from 2022-03-17T08:44

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Joe Boyd, lead pastor of Grace Fellowship in Minnesota. They are one of the fastest growing churches in the country as well as a church-p...

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Crucial Conversations with Team Members at Your Church with Matt Slocum from 2022-03-10T09:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Matt Slocum, executive pastor at Victory Life Church in Battle Creek, Michigan. Conflict is inevitable in relationships and it’s imp...

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Is Church Multiplication on the Rise? Don’t Miss This Conversation with Warren Bird from 2022-03-03T09:44

Thanks for joining us for this episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m talking with Warren Bird, the Senior Vice President of Research and Equipping at the Evangelical Council for Financial Accounta...

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Office Hours: Volunteer Recruiting Best Practices&Reaching New People from 2022-02-24T09:44

Welcome to this month’s Office Hours episode. This month Rich is taking on your questions about building volunteer teams, and reaching people who might not normally attend your services. Leslie Mof...

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Stop Copying and Pasting the Announcements for Your Church! from 2022-02-22T09:44

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. I know this sounds like some homespun advice from your mom, but it does apply to looking for resources on the internet to improve the weekend services ...

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In-Person Community&Bold Digital Innovation in a Lonely World with Benjamin Windle from 2022-02-17T09:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with return guest Benjamin Windle from Life Place Church in Australia. Whether or not churches are going to opt in to the digital revolut...

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9 Tiny Habits That Can Cause Huge Disengagement During Announcements from 2022-02-15T09:44

When you have a little pebble in your shoe, it’s hard to focus on anything around you besides that minor discomfort, right? We sometimes do the same thing with our tiny habits during our weekend se...

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Increasing the Impact of the Serving Experience on Volunteers with Rachel Long from 2022-02-10T09:44

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we have Rachel Long back on the podcast. She’s one of the executive pastors at Emmanuel Church, a multisite church in Indiana. Today...

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Why Church Leaders Can’t Stand Doing Announcements from 2022-02-08T09:44

Do you dread being asked to get up and host a weekend service at your church? Can just talking about hosting the announcements this coming weekend make your stomach turn? Is your team pushing you t...

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Increasing Multi-Faith Proximity While Remaining Gospel-Centered with Kevin Singer from 2022-02-03T09:44

Thanks for joining in for the unSeminary podcast. This week we’re talking with Kevin Singer, co-founder and co-director of the student-led movement, Neighborly Faith, which brings Christians and Mu...

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5 Leadership Hedges Against Inflation for Your Church from 2022-02-01T09:44

Just when you thought the word “unprecedented” couldn’t possibly be used any more, we continue to climb into levels of inflation that haven’t been seen in over four decades. In fact, the last time ...

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Office Hours: Attracting Young Families&Help with Hiring Your Next Team Member from 2022-01-27T09:44

Thanks for joining us for this month’s Office Hours podcast episode. Today Rich is answering your questions about attracting young families and getting help with hiring your next team member. John ...

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Mega to Meta? Your First Step in Starting a Metaverse Ministry with Jason Poling from 2022-01-20T09:44

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Jason Poling, lead pastor of Cornerstone Church of Yuba City in California. For the first ten years of Jason’s ministry as a pastor, he f...

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Best Practices in Onboarding New Staff with Ken McAnulty from 2022-01-13T09:44

Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Ken McAnulty, executive pastor at Arise Church in Florida. The hiring process is tough, and ramping up new staff can be ...

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Rebuilding a Team Culture That Was Broken with Jesse DeYoung from 2022-01-06T09:44

Thanks for tuning into the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Jesse DeYoung, the executive lead pastor at Flatirons Community Church in Boulder, Colorado. Jesse is talking with us today about h...

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Connection&Engagement Lessons from a Fast Growing Church During the Pandemic with Julie Hawkins from 2021-12-23T09:44

Today we’re chatting with Julie Hawkins, the Next Steps Pastor at Chapel Hill Church in Washington state. So many churches had to quickly develop an online presence at the beginning of 2020 and it ...

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Helping Female Leaders in Your Church Find Their Leadership Voice with Kadi Cole from 2021-12-16T09:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Kadi Cole, the founder of Kadi Cole&Company, an organization created to help leaders of all organizations. Kadi is with us today to talk a...

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Building a Team Culture at Your Church that You’ll Love with Brian Cook from 2021-12-09T09:44

Thanks for joining in for this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Brian Cook, the lead pastor of ACF Church (Alliance Christian Fellowship) in Eagle River, Alaska. Right now 4.5 m...

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Helping Teams Leverage, Not Loathe, Personality Differences with Eddie Hastings from 2021-12-02T09:44

Welcome back to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Eddie Hastings, Executive Pastor of Ministries at Chets Creek Church in Florida. Eddie is talking with us about using personality ...

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Bonus Deep Dive: Health Care Sharing For Churches? Marq James Helps Us Clear Up Misconceptions from 2021-12-01T06:04

Are you a senior leader in church thinking about health care options for your team? Did you know that your team is anxious about this aspect of serving at your church? Today on unSeminary we want t...

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If Jesus Gave a TED Talk? Neuroscience Communication Principles The Master Teacher Used To Persuade His Audience with Charles Stone from 2021-11-25T09:44

Thanks for joining in for the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Charles Stone, lead pastor at West Park Church in Ontario, Canada. He also is an author and provides training for pastors. 75% o...

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Leading a Fast Growing Church While Having Healthy Rhythms&Boundaries with Zeb Cook from 2021-11-11T09:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Zeb Cook, the lead pastor at Apex Baptist Church in Apex, North Carolina. Zeb is talking with us today about establishing healthy rhythms ...

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Going International as a Multisite Church with Tommie Bozich from 2021-11-04T08:44

Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Tommie Bozich, the executive pastor of Trinity Church, a multisite church with locations in Virginia and also internatio...

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Practical Advice on Fostering a Kingdom Mindset In Your Church with Brian McMillan from 2021-10-14T08:44

Welcome back to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Brian McMillan, from CenterPoint Church in Long Island, New York. Brian is talking with us today about how pastors can keep their ...

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Moving from Paid to Volunteer Music Teams in a Fast Growing Multisite Church with Stone Meyer from 2021-10-07T08:44

Thanks for tuning into this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Stone Meyer, executive pastor from The Bridge Church in Tennessee. Stone is talking with us today about the musical worship...

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Moving from Maintenance to Movement in this Season with Van Vandegriff from 2021-09-30T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. This week we’re talking with Van Vandegriff, lead pastor at Cedarcrest Church in Acworth, Georgia. Van is talking with us today about dealing with COVID and ...

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Sermon Planning Rhythms that Produce Engaging&Faithful Content with Zach Lambert from 2021-09-23T08:44

Thanks for joining us on the unSeminary podcast. This week we’re talking with Zach Lambert, lead pastor at Restore Austin in Austin, Texas. Zach is with us today to talk about how to take the stres...

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Building Staff Culture While Leading During Trying Times with Rusty George from 2021-09-16T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Rusty George, the lead pastor at Real Life Church in the Los Angeles area. He’s talking with us today about what it’s like stepping into t...

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How to Get Time, Energy, and Priorities Working in Your Favor with Carey Nieuwhof from 2021-09-09T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Carey Nieuwhof, a leadership expert, author, speaker, podcaster, former attorney, and church planter. He’s with us today to share ab...

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Leading Change That Lasts with Hillsong Atlanta’s Lisette Fraser from 2021-08-12T08:44

Thanks for tuning in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today I’m talking with Lisette Fraser, the COO/executive pastor of Hillsong Atlanta. Leading through change is at the core of serving as an e...

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Inside Team Culture Development at a Fast Growing Church with Chad Asman from 2021-08-05T08:44

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. This week we’re talking with Chad Asman, executive pastor of Heritage Church just north of Detroit, Michigan. He is with us today to talk about developing...

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How to Get Traction on Execution at Your Church with Allie Bryant from 2021-07-29T08:44

Thanks for joining this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Allie Bryant from Trader’s Point Christian Church. Although they have six campuses in Indianapolis, currently four are opened a...

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Balancing the Healthy Tensions of the Executive Pastor Role with Tyler Althof from 2021-07-22T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today I’m talking with Tyler Althof, the associate pastor from Action Church in Florida. Tyler is with us today to talk about tensions to manage when you are...

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Tackling the Early Days as a New Executive Pastor with Matt Gilchrist from 2021-07-15T08:44

Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today I’m talking with Matt Gilchrist, executive pastor at Hope City Church in Missouri. Matt is talking with us about getting up to speed ...

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Improving Your Church’s Financial Competencies with Ken Fisher from 2021-07-08T08:44

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Ken Fisher, Executive Pastor at Church at the Mill in South Carolina. As one of the fastest growing churches in the country, Church at ...

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Leveraging Research to Drive Design&Communication Insights at Crossroads Church with Vivienne Bechtold from 2021-07-01T08:44

Thanks for tuning in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re excited to be talking with Vivienne Bechtold, the Director of Studio and Leadership Development at Crossroads Church in Ohio. Crossroad...

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Moving from Pre-Recorded Church Online to Live with JD Mason from 2021-06-24T05:11

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with JD Mason, the online campus leader from Liberty Live Church in Virginia. JD is chatting with us today about how church online has evolv...

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Bonus Deep Dive: Current Best Practices in Operational Reserves for Your Church with Steve Carr from 2021-06-23T08:44

Thanks for tuning in to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re doing a bonus deep dive about operational reserves and how much our churches should be saving. We have expert Steve Carr from CDF Capital...

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National Church Leader Survey on Attitudes Towards In-Person, Remote, or Hybrid Work Arrangements from 2021-06-22T05:44

Is your team moving back to an “in-person” office experience? Do you know how your team members feel about working at home once life looks a little more normal? What does the future of church leade...

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Rebuilding Connection At Your Church Post-COVID with Abby Ecker from 2021-06-17T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. This week we’re talking with Abby Ecker, Next Steps Pastor from The Journey in Delaware. She’s with us today to talk about getting people connected and helpi...

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Expanding the Leadership Voices at Your Table with Jeannette Cochran from 2021-06-10T08:44

Thanks for joining us for the unSeminary podcast. This week we’re chatting with Jeannette Cochran, executive pastor Seneca Creek Community Church in Maryland. Jeannette is talking with us today abo...

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5 Mindsets Church Leaders Need to Change Post-COVID from 2021-06-09T08:44

As the leader goes, so goes the organization. It’s often been said that the mindset of a leader ultimately drives the behavior of an organization. It’s a scary thought when you consider that our in...

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Season of Hope: Your Church’s Fall 2021 Growth Opportunity from 2021-06-08T08:44

The coming months hold an unprecedented opportunity to see your church impact more people than ever before. As the country begins to shake off the shackles of COVID-19 and the ensuing economic cala...

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Focusing on Jesus in a Distracted World with Steve Brown from 2021-06-03T08:44

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Dr. Steve Brown, President of Arrow Leadership and author of the book Jesus Centered: Focusing On Jesus In A Distracted World. Steve work...

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Improving Your Working Partnership with an Executive Assistant with Jannet Morgan from 2021-05-27T08:44

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re chatting with Jannet Morgan, the Executive Assistant (EA) to Lead Pastor, Tim Lucas, at Liquid Church in New Jersey. She’s with us today to ta...

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Applying Pandemic Learnings from Church Online to Post-Pandemic Church with Jenn Clauser from 2021-05-20T08:44

Thanks for joining in for this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Jenn Clauser, the Director of Communications at Coker United Methodist Church in San Antonio, Texas. She’s with us today...

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Is Your Team Languishing? Practical Help for Executive Pastors. from 2021-05-18T05:00

It’s clear that we’re entering a post-pandemic stress period in the life of the local church. All around us we see signs that our teams are stressed and not sure what to do next. Anecdotally, we’re...

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Pete Briscoe’s Lessons from Coming Alongside Senior Leaders to Help with Communication&Self Care from 2021-05-13T08:44

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Pete Briscoe, who served as the senior pastor for nearly three decades at Bent Tree Bible Fellowship in Carrollton, Texas, and no...

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Pitfalls and Possibilities of VR Church with Jonathan Armstrong from 2021-05-06T08:44

Thanks for tuning in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Dr. Jonathan Armstrong today, an educator who has also helped run the virtual reality (VR) lab at Moody Bible Institute. O...

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Practical Strategy for Developing High-Capacity Volunteers with Danny Franks from 2021-04-29T08:44

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast! This week I’m chatting with a repeat guest, Danny Franks, Pastor of Guest Services at The Summit Church. The Summit Church has twelve locations around Nor...

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Practical Help for Church Leaders in Emotional and Spiritual Growth with Bill&Kristi Gaultiere from 2021-04-22T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. This week I’m excited to talk with Bill and Kristi Gaultiere from the organization Soul Shepherding. Bill and Kristi felt called to study psychology for the ...

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How to Beat the Spring Lull&Gain Momentum at Your Church from 2021-04-21T08:44

The season between Easter and summer is a strange one in the life of a church. Many churches gain momentum coming up to Easter and then find the weeks that follow before summer arrives, drag on. In...

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Turning Obstacles into Opportunities: Church Real Estate Lessons with Andy Wood from 2021-04-15T08:44

Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Andy Wood, founding and lead pastor of Echo Church in California. Many times in ministry, the thing that should be...

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Loving the Church You Serve with Carl Kuhl from 2021-04-08T08:44

Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with church planter and lead pastor Carl Kuhl from Mosaic Christian Church in Maryland. Mosaic was planted in the fall ...

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3 Key Lessons For Your Church From a Study of 20,000 Online Events from 2021-04-06T08:44

Recently, a report entitled The State of Virtual Events 2021 was released, which looked at the experiences of 100 leading brands that ran over 20,000 online events in the last year. This study expl...

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Helping Leaders Slow Down with Christa Hesselink from 2021-04-01T08:44

Thanks for tuning in for this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Christa Hesselink, founder of the organization SoulPlay. SoulPlay offers creative experiences, curated resources, and per...

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How to Help People Who are Burned, Bruised, or Wounded in Your Church with Steve Grusendorf from 2021-03-25T08:44

Welcome to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Steve Grusendorf who is a part of the denominal leadership at the Christian and Missionary Alliance. He started as...

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Pandemic to Endemic: Five Questions Your Church May Still Need to Answer About COVID-19 from 2021-03-23T08:44

The cultural and economic impact of COVID-19 is one of the greatest influences on the local church in at least a generation. Over the last year, we’ve seen COVID-19 impact our ministries in innumer...

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Working at Health while Facilitating for Growth with Renaut van der Riet from 2021-03-18T08:44

Welcome to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Renaut van der Riet from Mosaic Church in the Orlando, Florida area. Passionate about making the gospel beautiful howeve...

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Practical Help for Church Leaders Dealing with Home Life Pressures with Michelle Leichty from 2021-03-11T09:44

Thanks for joining in to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to be talking with Michelle Leichty, the Communication Director at Covenant Church in Indiana. For many church le...

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Speaking Truth to the Hearts of Executive Pastors with Kevin Davis from 2021-03-04T09:44:55

Welcome back to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Kevin Davis from 2|42 Community Church in Michigan. Kevin is one of the executive pastors and focuses on small groups, cultu...

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Moving a Fast Growing Multisite Church from Centralized to Decentralized Leadership Structure with Rachel Long from 2021-02-25T09:44

Thanks for joining in for this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Rachel Long, Executive Pastor of Families and Multisites at Emmanuel Church in the greater Indianapolis area. Maki...

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The Reason Your Church Marketing Isn’t Working from 2021-02-23T09:44

Are you wondering why those Facebook ads that you’ve been running for the last few months don’t seem to be translating into people connecting, neither in person nor online? Have you tried multiple ...

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Something is Broken: A Conversation About What Christian Leaders Should Stop Saying about Sexual Abusers with Tanya Marlow from 2021-02-19T11:01

This is a special edition of the unSeminary podcast. Many church leaders don’t know what to say when it comes to the revelations around disgraced Christian leader, Ravi Zacharias. Earlier this week...

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Everyday Ways to Help Your People Change the World with Dave&Jon Ferguson from 2021-02-18T09:44

Welcome to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m happy to have Dave and Jon Ferguson with us from Community Christian Church. Community has nine locations in Illinois as well as online...

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Former Divorce Lawyer Offers Perspectives on Marriage with Toni Nieuwhof from 2021-02-11T09:44

Thanks for joining this week’s unSeminary podcast. This week I’m excited to talk with Toni Nieuwhof. Toni’s extensive experience as a family lawyer, pharmacist, and church leader has given her uniq...

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Increase Your Church’s Volunteer Teams with This Proven Multisite Expansion Tactic from 2021-02-09T09:44

Does your church have fewer volunteers today than it did a year ago? Are you wondering how you’re going to rebuild your church’s teams after everything that’s happened with COVID-19 and the way our...

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Increasing Prayer, Transparency and Accountability on Your Church Team with Darrell Roland from 2021-02-04T09:44

Welcome back to this week’s unSeminary podcast. This week we’re talking with Darrell Roland, from Rock Bridge Community Church. They have six locations in Georgia and Tennessee as well as a Spanish...

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MrBeast Burger: What Is It? What It Can Teach Your Church! from 2021-02-02T09:44

If you’re not familiar with YouTube culture, you might not have heard of MrBeast. Jimmy Donaldson (aka MrBeast) is the top content creator on the platform for 2020, and he’s super engaging. Over th...

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Becoming A Multicultural Church with Dave Swaim from 2021-01-28T09:44

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Dave Swaim, pastor at Highrock Covenant Church and president of the Highrock Network in the Boston area. The Highrock Network is ...

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Carey Nieuwhof Interviews Rich Birch as unSeminary Celebrates 1.5 Million Downloads! from 2021-01-25T09:44

This week we’re celebrating YOU, dear listeners! We always want to do everything we can to set you up for success – we’re always cheering for you! We’ve reached out to some friends who love serving...

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Church Based Justice Ministry That Doesn’t Drift from a Firm Faith-Based Foundation with Aaron Graham from 2021-01-21T09:44

Thanks for tuning in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Aaron Graham, the lead pastor of The District Church in Washington, DC. The District Church was started in 2010 with...

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5 Forgotten Ingredients in Your Church’s Giving Moments from 2021-01-19T09:44

The two minutes before you ask people to give to your church during your services are vitally important financially, both for the future of your church and for your people. Giving moments are an im...

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Lead with What Your Church CAN DO with Chris Bell from 2021-01-14T09:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Chris Bell, from 3Circle Church in the Mobile, Alabama area. When the pandemic started, all we heard about was new restrictions and ...

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5 Mistakes Churches Make Onboarding New Staff from 2021-01-12T09:44

Hiring is the single most expensive decision that most church leaders will make over the course of their ministry. In many churches, staffing accounts for anywhere between 30 percent and 50 percent...

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Helping Your People Add Keystone Habits that Grow Their Spiritual Lives in 2021 with Zach Zehnder from 2021-01-08T09:44

Thanks for listening in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We have Zach Zehnder with us today, the author and founder of the Red Letter Challenge. RLC began with the simple concept of trying to hel...

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Recall: Your Church’s 2021 Strategic Communication Focus from 2021-01-05T06:44

You have no doubt heard all the doomsayers saying that what we’ve experienced in the last year is beckoning a new age of disengagement in your church. You’ve probably heard people say that somewher...

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Inspiring Reflections on 2020 from Chicago with Mark Jobe from 2020-12-24T09:44

Thanks for tuning in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking to Mark Jobe, senior pastor at New Life Community Church (NLCC) in Chicago area and president of Moody Bible institute. N...

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Lessons From Casting Vision&Pushing Forward During the Pandemic with Drew Sherman from 2020-12-17T09:44

Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Drew Sherman, lead pastor of Compass Christian Church in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Compass has four physical loc...

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Adding More Structure While Staying Relational in a Growing Church with Mark Geissbauer from 2020-12-10T09:44

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. Today we have with us Executive Pastor Mark Geissbauer from The Chapel which has three locations near Lake Erie. As a church grows, adding more structure is neces...

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How Your Congregation Can Adapt and Thrive after a Crisis with Karl Vaters from 2020-12-03T09:44

Thanks for listening in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Karl Vaters, a teaching pastor at Cornerstone Christian Fellowship as well as an author and speaker. Karl focuses on se...

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Connection Between Community Service&Church Growth with Kyle&Justeina Brownlee from 2020-11-26T09:44:39

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to be talking with Kyle and Justeina Brownlee from Xperience Church in Ohio. At Xperience Church, going beyond their walls to serve their comm...

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Using Tech to Increase Bible Engagement at Your Church with Scott Lindsey from 2020-11-19T09:44

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. We’re honored to have with us today Scott Lindsey, the executive director at Faithlife. Faithlife is the company which created the Logos B...

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Millennials, Gen Z and Your Church with Benjamin Windle from 2020-11-12T09:44

Thanks so much for joining us for another unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Benjamin Windle. A native Australian, Benjamin has worked as a youth and young adult pastor in the US and curr...

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3 Myths about FutureFWD. Plus Dr. Henry Cloud from 2020-11-07T07:22

Are you and your team registered for FutureFWD? You should be. Join us. Imagine you could get inside the minds of leaders who are thinking through where the local church is going next. What would i...

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Lessons In Getting People Back to In-Person Services with Kyle Mercer from 2020-11-05T09:44

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast! Today we have lead pastor Kyle Mercer with us from Two Cities Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Two Cities was originally planted out of The Summit Church ...

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A Simple&Scalable Way to Reproduce Christians with David Putnam from 2020-10-29T08:44

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have David Putnam with us today. David spent many years as a church planter and executive pastor and today consults with churches as a lead...

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3 Ways FutureFWD Was Designed with Your Team in Mind. Plus Jenni Catron on Culture. from 2020-10-28T05:11

Designed to help encourage collaboration. FutureFWD will have “future positive” tone that embraces the world we find ourselves in and gives helpful next steps to leaders like you. You and your team...

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Thriving in the Midst of Life’s Storms with Ben Young from 2020-10-22T08:44

Thanks for tuning in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we have Dr. Ben Young with us, who is a writer and pastor at Second Baptist Church, a diverse, multi-ethnic church with over 20,000 peo...

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How Will Your Team Benefit from FutureFWD? Plus: What’s Next? Justice. by Efrem Smith from 2020-10-21T05:11

You and your team will leave energized and focused to lead into 2021 and beyond. FutureFWD is designed to encourage and equip your team to push forward with the plan God has in store for your churc...

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Why should you register for FutureFWD? PLUS Larry Osborne on Both/And Leadership. from 2020-10-14T05:11

Imagine you could get inside the minds of leaders who are thinking through where the local church is going next. What would it be like to understand how leading churches are thinking about what the...

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From Plateaued for 30 Years to One of the Fastest Growing Churches in the Country with Bob Riedy from 2020-10-08T08:44

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Bob Riedy from the Church of the Open Door (COD) in York, Pennsylvania. COD was started in the early 50s after breaking off of a ...

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Challenge Your People to Grow In Their Faith with Gregg Farah from 2020-10-01T08:44

Thanks for tuning in to the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Gregg Farah joining us from Shelter Rock Church in Long Island, New York. Why is the Church at large struggling so much to help p...

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Lessons from COVID-19&the Reopening Phase in Australia for Your Church with John Finkelde from 2020-09-24T08:44

Thanks for joining in for this week’s unSeminary podcast. I’m glad you’ve decided to tune in as we talk with John Finkelde. John has thirty plus years of pastoral experience in Australia and curren...

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Community Service&Outreach in the Reopening Phase. Roundtable discussion with Heath Hollandsworth, Johnny Ova&Eric Jaffe from 2020-09-22T08:44

This is an unprecedented season of opportunity for your church. In today’s episode we’re going to look under the hood at three churches that are involved in some pretty amazing community service an...

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Leading a Thriving Small Groups Ministry with Ryan Hartwig from 2020-09-17T08:44

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Ryan T. Hartwig with us today. Ryan is Professor of Communication at Colorado Christian University and has studied collaborative organizations...

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Practical Help Increasing Engagement at Your Church with Jacob Burgei from 2020-09-10T11:00

Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Jacob Burgei today from Fuel Church in Kokomo, Indiana. Fuel Church launched in 2016 with about 85 people but as they be...

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From Steep Decline to One of the Fastest Growing Churches in the Country with Todd Elliott from 2020-09-03T08:44

Thanks for tuning in for this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today’s guest is Todd Elliott from Beach Church in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Beach Church was founded in 1992 and Todd began as the Smal...

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Multisite Alignment by Leveraging Objectives&Key Results with Michael Volbeda from 2020-08-27T08:44

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to be talking with Michael Volbeda, Executive Pastor of Ministries at Brentwood Baptist Church in the Nashville,Tennessee area. Brentwood went from tw...

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What are leading churches doing for weekend programming this fall? Roundtable discussion with Ben Stapley, Chris Vacher&Brian Tome. from 2020-08-26T08:44

How committed are we really to forging the future rather than preserving the past? Today we’ve got another special episode of the unSeminary podcast where we sit down with three fantastic church le...

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Increasing Engagement at Your Church with Tony McVickers from 2020-08-20T08:44

Welcome to today’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Senior Pastor Tony McVickers from RockFish Church in North Carolina. RockFish Church is a multi-racial, multi-cultural...

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Hosting an Outdoor Church Service that Reaches People with Hal Seed from 2020-08-19T05:01

Today’s episode is a special “rushed” edition of the podcast. We wanted to get you this up to the minute help for your church. Many churches are looking for advice on how to hold outdoor services a...

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Keeping Your Church Focused on Reaching Unchurched People with Brent Purvis from 2020-08-13T08:44

Thanks for listening in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Lead Pastor Brent Purvis with us from Cascade Hills Church in Georgia. Cascade Hills Church was started by Brent’s fat...

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5 Church Budget Items to Rethink for Fall 2020 from 2020-08-11T08:44

As we look to the coming months, a tremendous amount of uncertainty still remains. Many church leaders across the country are facing huge pressures from COVID-19 and the ensuing economic crisis. ...

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Building Bridges Between Anglo and Hispanic Churches with Raul Burgos from 2020-08-06T08:44

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Raul Burgos from Comunidad Cristiana in New Jersey. Raul grew up in the Dominican Republic and emigrated to the US when he was in his 20s...

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7 Reasons Your Church Should Merge With Another Church in 2020 from 2020-08-04T08:44

In this season, many churches have been stalled by their plateaued or declining attendance, while other congregations are thriving and making an impact. 94% of all churches in the country are losin...

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Navigating Social Media in the Next Normal with Advice from Facebook’s Nona Jones from 2020-07-30T08:44

Thanks for tuning in to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. In June we helped cohost The Next Normal Conference with our friends at Leadership Network and Church Communications in order ...

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Cirque du Soleil, Monster Jam and Disneyland: Marketplace Reopening Lessons for Your Church from 2020-07-28T08:44

There’s no doubt that the reopening phase at your church is going to include some of the most complex decisions you’ll ever make. The switch to fully digital a few months ago will look like an easy...

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The Extraordinary Calling of Ordinary People to Lead in This Season with Ken Costa from 2020-07-23T08:44

Welcome to this week’s edition of the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Ken Costa, the founder of God At Work and author of four books including his latest, Joseph of Arimathea. He is with us ...

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5 Questions About COVID-19 that Your Church Might Still Need to Answer from 2020-07-21T08:44

One of the core takeaways from 2020 so far is that we all have lacked the imagination needed to see over the horizon. Who would’ve thought that this year would bring all the challenges that it has...

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Navigating Your Church’s Next Financial Phase with Jim Sheppard from 2020-07-16T08:44

Thanks for listening in to this week’s unSeminary podcast! Today we are joined by Jim Sheppard, CEO of Generis. Generis is in the business of helping churches and ministry organizations with giving...

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COVID-19 Killed Church Consulting. Long Live Strategic Outsiders! from 2020-07-14T08:44

It’s already been said a million times, but we are living in an unprecedented age. This is true for your church as well as mine. The impacts of COVID-19 and the ensuing economic meltdown that are ...

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Kids Ministry in the Reopening Phase: Roundtable with Christine Kreisher, Suzi Soares, Heather Celaya&Aanna Smalley from 2020-07-09T08:44

Kids ministry has always cultivated some of the most innovative church leaders. And kids ministry is a growth engine behind the fastest growing churches today. To reopen your church without a kids ...

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Turning Up the Volume on Reaching Unchurched People with Brett Bixby from 2020-07-02T08:44

Thanks for listening in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Brett Bixby join us from Bridgewater Church – a multisite church with campuses in New York and Pennsylvania. Founded i...

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5 Reopening Phase Opportunities for Multisite Churches from 2020-06-30T08:44

The multisite church movement is the most pervasive innovation in the local church in the last 20 years. Yes, even more impactful than the current shift to digital. Across the country, this movemen...

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Leading When You’re Young&Starting During a Crisis with Brent Ingersoll from 2020-06-25T08:44

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. I’m really excited to talk with Brent Ingersoll, senior pastor of the multisite Kings Church in Canada. Kings Church was planted in a suburb of St. John, ...

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5 Reopening Phase Church Growth Tactics from 2020-06-23T08:44

There are a lot of “doomsday conversations” happening in church leadership circles about how COVID-19 and the ensuing economic crisis have brought on the end of the local church. But I am a glass-...

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Increasing Your Church’s Generosity Culture with Steve Stroope from 2020-06-18T08:44

Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re in for a real treat talking with Steve Stroope from Lake Pointe Church in Texas. Steve started as the first pastor at Lake Point Chur...

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5 Fears About Reopening that Church Staff Aren’t Telling Their Leaders from 2020-06-16T08:44

This has been a strange season to be working in the local church. Just a few months ago, we all made the pivot to entirely digital and that felt like the biggest change in our history of leading i...

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Building High Trust Teams in Your Church with Rob Deveney from 2020-06-11T08:44

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we are talking to Rob Deveney, executive pastor at Twin Rivers Church. Twin Rivers Church is located in St. Louis, Missouri. It started as a small d...

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Positive Partnerships for Community Impact with Alan Murdock from 2020-05-28T08:44

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Alan Murdock, who works with the organization Project Connect Nashville. Project Connect Nashville was formed in response to some histori...

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Leading Through Change in Your Church with Larry Wren from 2020-05-21T08:44

Thanks for tuning in to this week’s podcast. We’re talking with Larry Wren, Executive Pastor at Pathway Church in the Witchita, Kansas area. Pathway Church began in 1959 and has become one of the f...

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Lies about Work, Life, and Love That Are Impacting Your People Today with Daniel Im from 2020-05-14T08:44

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Daniel Im, the Senior Associate Pastor of Beulah Alliance Church in Edmonton, Canada. We’ll be talking about Daniel’s book You Ar...

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Leading Through Big Changes in a 100+ Year Old Church with John Hill from 2020-05-07T08:44

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with John Hill from First Church in Wheatfield, Indiana. Being diagnosed with a cyst in his brain made John think about where his life was going and...

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Surprising Role of Systems in the Health of Church Staff with Wayne Stewart from 2020-04-23T08:44:27

Thanks for listening in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. With us today is Wayne Stewart, Pastor of Support Ministries at Christ Community Church in Ames, Iowa. Christ Community Church is in centr...

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Critical Human Resource Issues in Growing Churches with Tiffany Henning from 2020-04-16T08:44

Thanks for joining us on this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Tiffany Henning from HR Ministry Solutions. HR Ministry Solutions is a religious non-profit founded in 2016 which h...

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Releasing Volunteer Staff to Increase Your Church’s Impact with Jeremy Jernigan from 2020-04-09T08:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Lead Pastor Jeremy Jernigan from Abundant Life Church in Portland, Oregon. Every church out there would like to engage more people, ...

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5 Simple Ways to Increase Your Church’s Digital Easter Attendance from 2020-04-07T08:44:23

He is risen. He is risen, indeed. This coming weekend, the church across the world will be celebrating the death and resurrection of Jesus, a story at the very center of our faith. It’s the story ...

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Decisions Today for a Stronger Financial Future Tomorrow from 2020-04-04T10:34:22

CARES Act The impetus behind the funds being issued by the CARES Act is to keep people employed and on your payroll. The default is to the employee and the intent is to keep cash flowing in the eco...

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Effective Churches Will Make This Shift from 2020-04-03T13:07:03

“You can teach people analysis, but you can’t teach them experience.” – Matt Mashburn We’re heading into a time where the future of staffing and team development will look very different. As church...

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How to Spread HOPE Faster Than COVID-19 from 2020-04-02T10:58:42

“Now is not the time for the church to be on pause, it’s time for her to be on mission.” – Ed Stetzer When thinking about mobilizing our people to meet needs at this time, we as church leaders shou...

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Gearing Up for a Digital Easter from 2020-03-31T21:50:58

A few weeks ago, streaming wasn’t necessarily a part of your church’s regular operations. Now we’re all video streaming and trying to find solutions before the Easter season. The why, where, and h...

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Continuing Intentional Community in a Socially Distant World from 2020-03-28T15:11:27

A mentorship relationship starts with purpose and intentional relationship. Kevin stated that, “More time with fewer people is greater kingdom impact.” At Radical Mentorship, their mentorship grou...

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How the“Families First Coronavirus Response Act”Is Impacting Your Church Today from 2020-03-27T11:13:20

Disclaimer: None of this information is legal or tax advice and you are not entitled to rely upon it. If you have any questions, we advise you to refer to your own legal counsel. Families First Co...

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The Portable Church Advantage in the Midst of The Crisis from 2020-03-26T02:13:03

Livestreaming Best Practices With church going online, Kevin reminded us that “churches are all equalized now; they’re just a click away.” Your church now has the same tools to bring content to you...

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Leading through Volatility and Uncertainty from 2020-03-25T12:05:16

How do we lead well during this time of volatility and uncertainty? Rick pointed to the acronym “VUCA” as one way of understanding our current context: Volatility // This element has to do with th...

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3 Types of Data Pastors Need for Crisis Response from 2020-03-24T00:50:01

Webinar Notes&Quotes “Churches are about the business of personal growth, whether that’s helping people grow spiritually, or grow in their marriages, their relationships, their finances, their reco...

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Starting Strong in a Church Job with Charles Stone from 2020-03-19T08:44

Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Charles Stone, pastor at the very multicultural WestPark Church in London, Ontario, Canada. In seminary they don’t...

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COVID-19 Roundtable: Lessons from a Church Plant&a Megachurch from 2020-03-18T18:28:13

We’re happy to bring you a special roundtable discussion around how COVID-19 is impacting churches across the country. In this episode, you’ll hear from two church leaders on the front lines of res...

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Developing Teams&Building People with Bill Krause from 2020-03-12T08:44

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re excited to talk with Bill Krause from Eagle Christian Church in Idaho. Eagle Christian Church is a multisite church with three campuses near Boise, ...

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Behind the Scenes of Mergers, Multisite&Campus Upgrades with Jason Held from 2020-03-05T09:44

Thanks for listening in to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re joined by Jason Held, the Executive Pastor of Administration at Journey Church, which has campuses in Wisconsin as ...

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Leaving Behind Disappointment and Learning to Dream Again with Josh Gagnon from 2020-02-27T09:44

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today I’m talking with Josh Gagnon of Next Level Church in New England. Josh leads one of the fastest growing churches in America in an ar...

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Insights into Thriving Relationships Between Elders&Senior Church Leaders with Ben Cachiaras from 2020-02-20T09:44

Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. This week we’re talking with Ben Cachiaras, lead pastor of Mountain Christian Church. Mountain Christian Church was founded back in 1824 an...

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5 Keys to Leveraging Interviews to Build Strong Church Teams from 2020-02-18T06:11

“None of us, including me, ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can do something wonderful.” Mother Teresa Have you ever had to let a team member g...

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Church Mergers, Adoptions&Rebirths Advice from Eric Rojas from 2020-02-13T09:44

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re chatting with Eric Rojas, Executive Pastor of Rolling Hills Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Rolling Hills was started in 2003 and currently has f...

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Insider View of the XP Role at a Fast Growing Church with Steve Smith from 2020-02-06T09:44:49

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Steve Smith, Executive Pastor of High Point Church in Chicago, with us today. As High Point Church grew and multiplied, it had to make some ke...

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Lessons for Your Church from Retail Loyalty Programs with Joel Percy from 2020-01-30T09:44:36

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re chatting with Joel Percy today who is a consultant helping retailers in the area of personalization and loyalty. Listen in as we learn from him about r...

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God’s Answer to an Increasingly Fractured World. A Conversation with Greg Holder. from 2020-01-23T09:44:18

Thanks for joining us for the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Greg Holder. He is Lead Pastor at The Crossing in the St. Louis, Missouri area. The Crossing was originally planted in the...

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5 Ways to Improve Your Church Parking Without Breaking the Bank from 2020-01-21T09:44:50

Your parking lot is the very first of first impressions that guests at your church experience. When was the last time you thought about how to improve that experience? Is the parking experience at...

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How High Capacity Church Leaders Start Their Mornings with Carey Nieuwhof, Jenni Catron, Dan Reiland&Kadi Cole from 2020-01-16T09:44

How do you start your morning as a church leader? What happens in the first hour of your day that sets up where the rest of your day goes? Have you ever wondered how highly effective ministry leade...

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Boost Your Church’s Guest Return Rate in 3 Steps from 2020-01-14T09:44:35

When you consider how many guests came to your church last year, do you ever wonder how you could get more of them to return? Every time a new guest comes to your church, it represents a huge step...

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Leading a Church for This Generation with Josh Finklea from 2020-01-09T09:44:01

Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Josh Finklea with us today. He’s the lead pastor at The Rock in South Carolina. With five campuses, The Rock is one o...

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Try These 5 Non-Scalable Church Growth Tactics from 2020-01-07T09:44:09

Only 6% of churches are growing faster than the communities they serve. [ref] Stop and think about what that means for a moment. A radical minority of churches are having an increasing impact on th...

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5 Unsung Heroes in Your Church (And Ideas for Showing Them Appreciation) from 2019-12-23T09:44:55

Unexpressed appreciation comes across as a lack of appreciation. Our churches are fueled by a series of unsung heroes. These people serve behind the scenes to make a difference in our churches wee...

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Our Calling&Identity While Leading with Joshua Trombley from 2019-12-19T09:44:05

Thanks for joining in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Joshua Trombley with Life Boat Church. Life Boat Church started four years ago outside of Halifax, Nova Scotia to r...

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5 Warning Signs That Your Church Shouldn’t Merge from 2019-12-17T09:44:32

Is your church healthy but considering merging with another church? Are you a multisite church that is thinking about helping another church through a merger and adding a campus at the same time? ...

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From Church Plant to One of the Fastest Growing Churches in the Country with Joey Salazar from 2019-12-12T09:44:02

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Joey Salazar, the Executive Pastor from Journey Church in Florida. The road to starting Journey Church began four years ago when the le...

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A Guide to More Effective Team Huddles at Your Church from 2019-12-10T09:44:08

Are you a church leader wondering how to use team huddles to push the mission forward? Have you ever considered that this small habit might make an enormous difference in the lives of the volunteer...

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Practical Help for Becoming a More Diverse Church in our Post-Christian Context with Jordan Rice from 2019-12-05T09:44:15

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Jordan Rice, pastor at Renaissance Church in Harlem, New York. Harlem is the crown jewel of African American culture in the US, but is ...

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7 Channels for Campus Pastors to Gain Influence (Without Teaching) from 2019-12-03T09:44:49

Are you a campus pastor who’s wondering how to gain more influence in your campus when your church’s approach to multisite doesn’t allow you to teach regularly? Or maybe you’re a lead or an execut...

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Pastor Like You Parent with Lee Eclov from 2019-11-28T09:44:46

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today I’m speaking with Pastor Lee Eclov. Lee has been in Lincolnshire, Illinois, in the suburbs of Chicago, for almost 22 years. Set in a transient commu...

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5 Signs You’re Following A Narcissistic Church Leader from 2019-11-26T09:44:07

Narcissism is an intense focus on one’s self and typically involves selfishness, entitlement, a constant desire and need for admiration, and a demonstrated lack of empathy. In short, narcissists ma...

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Keeping Culture White Hot as Your Church Grows with Jonathan Brozozog from 2019-11-21T09:44:16

Thanks for listening in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. I’m happy to be talking with Jonathan Brozozog, lead pastor at Passion Church in Minnesota. Passion Church had small beginnings fifteen ye...

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5 Overlooked Volunteer Recruiting Tactics for Your Church from 2019-11-19T09:44:09

Your church moves forward largely on the backs of the volunteers you recruit. The local church is a volunteer engagement organization. At the center of any church staff members’ role is the recrui...

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A Pastor with 30+ Years of Leadership Experience Reflects on What He’d Do Different If He Started Today with Andy McQuitty from 2019-11-14T09:44:12

Thanks for joining in for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we have Andy McQuitty from Irving Bible Church on the show. IBC is a non-denominational church in Irving, Texas. Andy was ...

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5 Ways Artificial Intelligence Can Help Church Leaders from 2019-11-12T09:44:30

Have you been listening to the buzz about artificial intelligence in the broader culture? Artificial intelligence used to seem like one of those distant technologies that is always five years down...

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Urban Church Planting that Thrives with Scott Ancarrow from 2019-11-07T09:44:54

Welcome to this episode of the unSeminary podcast. This week we have Scott Ancarrow joining us. He is a church planter and leader from The Foundry, which launched in 2013 in downtown Baltimore, Mar...

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Secrets to Launching Healthy Multisite Church Campuses from 2019-11-05T09:44:03

When you reflect on the last 20 to 30 years, what was one of the changes in the local church that had the greatest impact? When considering the historical changes and growth of the church, it’s dif...

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The Future of Multisite with Greg Ligon from 2019-10-31T08:44:26

Thank you for listening in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re focusing on the multisite movement this month and today we have Greg Ligon, the chief operating officer at Leadership Network joi...

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5 Growth Lessons for Your Church from the Multisite Movement from 2019-10-29T08:44:10

Is your church considering going multisite? Maybe you already have another location or two and are thinking about launching more campuses in the future. Or is your church a single location that’s n...

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Under the Hood of the Technology Driving So Many Multisite Churches with Paul Martel from 2019-10-24T08:44:55

Thanks for joining this week’s unSeminary podcast. This is multisite month and I’m excited to have Paul Martel with us today. He is the CEO and cofounder of Resi, formally known as Living As One. P...

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7 Best Practices for Unity Building in Multisite Church Teams from 2019-10-22T08:44:16

Are you serving in a multisite church and sensing some tension building between members of your broader team? Do you currently feel a sense of competition with other campuses that isn’t entirely he...

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The Silent Suffocator of Multisite Church with Jenni Catron from 2019-10-17T08:44:02

Welcome to another special episode of the unSeminary podcast where we’re continuing to chat about multisite. Today I’m joined by Jenni Catron from the organization 4Sight. Jenni and her husband hel...

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10 Multisite Churches to Follow Today That You (Probably) Haven’t Heard Of from 2019-10-15T08:44:33

Are you thinking about going multisite? Following leading churches is a great way to see how others have approached this method of church growth. Are you already multisite but want to improve your...

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Thriving Multisite Church in a Rural Context with Andy Addis from 2019-10-10T08:44:17

Thanks for joining into this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we have Andy Addis joining us from CrossPoint Church. CrossPoint is a rural multisite church. They now have eleven campuses in Kansas a...

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3 Campus Growth Tactics for Your Multisite Church from 2019-10-08T08:44:26

Has your campus growth stalled out? Have you launched a few locations but they aren’t reaching the community in the way that you’d like? Are you wondering why your campuses aren’t growing as large ...

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Lessons Learned from Studying the Multisite Church Movement with Warren Bird from 2019-10-03T08:44:26

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. This week I’m excited to have Dr. Warren Bird back chatting with us today. We’re talking about multisite this month and Warren is a great source for insights...

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6 Mistakes Churches Launching Multisite Campuses in 2020 Need to Avoid from 2019-10-01T08:44:05

Is your church considering launching a multisite campus in the next year? Do you think a new campus might be the best next step in your church’s growth journey? Have you wondered if this approach c...

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Church Multiplication, Church Planting&Multisite with Daniel Im from 2019-09-26T08:44:59

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. This week we are joined by Daniel Im, an author and teaching pastor at the Fellowship Church in Nashville. Daniel is from Canada, and he has traveled across the w...

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Insights from 8 Church Mergers with Dan Zimbardi from 2019-09-19T08:44:50

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today I’m excited to talk with returning guest, Dan Zimbardi, Executive Pastor at Sandals Church in California. Sandals started 22 years ago in the living...

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Powerful Currents to Saturate Your City for Christ with Tim Lucas from 2019-09-12T08:44:37

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. This week we are joined by Tim Lucas, lead pastor of Liquid Church in New Jersey. Liquid Church’s name is a reference to how Jesus called Himself the living water...

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Practical Help For Group Leaders at Your Church with Heather Zempel from 2019-09-05T08:44:18

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast – I’m super excited to have Heather Zempel with us. Heather is the Discipleship Pastor and Campus Ministries Director at National Community Church in Washi...

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Leading Your Church In This Time of Sexual Questioning with Bruce Miller from 2019-08-29T08:44:39

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today I’m talking with Bruce Miller, senior pastor of Christ Fellowship in Texas. Today we’ll be talking to Bruce about his book Leading a Church in a Tim...

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Help Gaining Clarity in a 20 Year Old Church with Rick Raiford from 2019-08-22T08:44:54

Thanks for joining us for this episode of the unSeminary podcast. This week we’re talking with Rick Raiford, the executive pastor at Daystar Church in North Carolina. Daystar started as a small cou...

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Inside a Scalable Solution to Increasing Quality Relationships in Your Church with Judy West from 2019-08-15T08:44

Thanks for listening to this week’s unSeminary podcast. This week we have Judy West chatting with us. She is the Pastor of Leadership Development at The Crossing in St. Louis. The Crossing has four...

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Church Design Help for Non-Designers with Raj Lulla&Ben Lueders from 2019-08-08T08:44:40

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today we have Ben Lueders and Raj Lulla with us from the design company Fruitful Design. The company works with churches to help them reach the visual learne...

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Executive Pastor Profile: Matt Piland from Bethlehem Church from 2019-08-01T08:44:18

Thank you for joining in for this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we have a fantastic conversation with Matt Piland, the executive pastor at Bethlehem Church in Georgia. Bethlehem Church is a chur...

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Building Teams in a Fast Growing Church with Bobby Sasser from 2019-07-25T08:44:13

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today Bobby Sasser from Radiant Church joins us. He serves as the executive pastor in multiple locations. Radiant Church, which opened almost six years ago, ...

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Staff Restructuring in a Multisite Church with Luke Erickson from 2019-07-18T08:44:13

Thank you for joining in to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. We have a great conversation today with Executive Pastor Luke Erickson from Mountain Christian Church. Mountain Christian ...

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Inside a Church Growing from Less than 100 to Almost 2,000 in 5 Years with Mark Zweifel from 2019-07-11T08:44:17

Welcome to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today Pastor Mark Zweifel of True North Church in Fairbanks, Alaska is joining us. True North is an 80 year old church and when Mark first ...

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Life After Being Let Go from a Church with Justin Herman from 2019-07-04T08:44:13

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have a new friend with us, Justin Herman from the Controlled Chaos podcast. Controlled Chaos is focused on serving youth mi...

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Practicing Christian Mindfulness with Dr. Charles Stone from 2019-06-27T08:44:37

Thanks for listening in to the unSeminary podcast this week. Today Charles Stone, the lead pastor of WestPark Church in London, Ontario, is joining us again. Charles describes London, Ontario as a ...

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5 Lessons from Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge for Your Church from 2019-06-25T08:44:54

This summer, both Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California and Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida are launching massive new “lands” based on the Star Wars franchise. Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is ...

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An Artist’s Journey in the Church with Mike Brennan from 2019-06-20T08:44:57

Welcome to back to the unSeminary podcast! Today we have on the show Mike Brennan, who works as a freelance graphic designer. Mike knew he wanted to be an artist at an early age. He went to school ...

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Significance, Satisfaction,&Leading Yourself to the Next Level with Shawn Lovejoy from 2019-06-13T08:44:26

Welcome back to this week’s unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Shawn Lovejoy with us, the founder and CEO of Courage to Lead. Shawn has been a pastor, a church planter, an entrepreneur, and a ...

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Healthy&High Performing Teams with Lance Witt from 2019-06-06T08:44:33

Welcome to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking to Lance Witt, the founder of Replenish Ministries. Lance founded Replenish Ministries as a way to come alongside leaders and...

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An Insider Look at a Fast Growing Mobile Multisite Campus with Beau Jensen from 2019-05-30T08:44:19

Thanks for joining in for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. This week we’re talking with Beau Jensen from LifePoint Church. LifePoint Church is one of the fastest growing churches in the c...

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Developing Leaders (Regardless of Gender) at Your Church with Kadi Cole from 2019-05-23T08:44:11

Thanks for joining for this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. We have Kadi Cole, who serves as a church consultant, with us today. Kadi has served in full-time ministry for about 20 years a...

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Systems Theory, Leadership Anxiety&Your Church with Steve Cuss from 2019-05-16T08:44:26

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. We have Steve Cuss, the lead pastor of Discovery Christian Church in Colorado, joining us today. Discovery Christian Church is located hal...

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Help For Your Church to Navigate LGBTQ+ Issues with Grace&Truth with Caleb Kaltenbach from 2019-05-09T08:44:38

Thanks for joining in for the unSeminary podcast. We have a great conversation for you today with Caleb Kaltenbach, an author, former pastor and founder of The Messy Grace Group. When Caleb was you...

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Understand, Assess, and Improve the Culture in Your Church with Chris Wignall from 2019-05-02T08:44:57

Welcome to back to the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Chris Wignall joining us today. He is the Executive Director of the Catalyst Foundation. The job of the Catalyst Foundation is to come...

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Practical Help for Partnering with Parents at Your Church with Kurt Brodbeck from 2019-04-25T08:44:36

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today I’m excited to have Kurt Brodbeck with us from Northview Church. Northview has been around since 1980, but has seen the most growth since 2003. It’s cu...

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All About Multisite // One or Two Services? Plus other launch advice! from 2019-04-24T08:44:05

Welcome back to our monthly All About Multisite podcast! I’m chatting with a group of multisite ninjas and answering your questions about the ins and outs of launching new campuses. Our group is as...

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Help Clarifying and Communicating Everything in Your Church with Phil Bowdle from 2019-04-18T08:44:28

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. You’re going to be rewarded for tuning in to today’s conversation with Phil Bowdle, the Creative Arts Pastor at West Ridge Church in the Greater Atlanta area...

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3 Reasons Your Church Shouldn’t Be Running Facebook Ads this Easter from 2019-04-16T08:44:19

Your team had done all this work and is ready for the big day: your musicians have held extra practices, your folks in children’s ministry are excited to welcome larger crowds than normal, and your...

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Choosing the Hard&Healthy Path to Generate Momentum&Growth at Your Church with Eric Smith from 2019-04-11T08:44:28

Welcome to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Eric Smith back on the podcast today. Eric has served in several areas of ministry from pastoring churches to church pl...

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Marchetti’s Constant: What It Is and How It’s Impacting Your Church from 2019-04-09T08:44:07

Marchetti’s Constant is a proven principle of urban design that shows the average time a person spends commuting each day, an approximate total of one hour. [ref] That’s thirty minutes to work and ...

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Deep Dive into a Proven Process for Engaging the Guys at Your Church with Kevin Harris from 2019-04-04T08:44:10

Welcome to back to the unSeminary podcast. Today I’m excited to have Kevin Harris with us today, the executive director from Radical Mentoring. Radical Mentoring is an organization and a system des...

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10 Leadership Lessons from Google for Your Church from 2019-04-02T08:44:55

Google is by far one of the most prevailing organizations of all time. Beyond their amazing technological insights and excellent execution, Google is a leadership engine. Google has more than 85,00...

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Improving the Middle School Ministry at Your Church with Dan Scott from 2019-03-28T08:44:59

Welcome back to this week’s unSeminary podcast. I’m happy to have Dan Scott from Orange with us today. Orange is a leading organization for family ministry which partners with churches to help kids...

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All About Multisite // Coaching to Help Your Campuses Thrive This Easter! from 2019-03-27T08:44:44

Welcome back to our monthly All About Multisite podcast! I’m chatting with a group of multisite ninjas and answering your questions about the ins and outs of launching new campuses. Our group is as...

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5 Things You Should Never Say During Announcements at Your Church from 2019-03-26T08:44:17

Announcements at your church don’t have to stink. This time in your service doesn’t need to feel like a miscellaneous catch-all for things that don’t fit elsewhere in the service flow! When done we...

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Coaching to Help You Take Your Church Team to the Next Level With David A. Miller from 2019-03-21T08:44:07

Welcome back to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today I’m excited to have David A. Miller with us from Slingshot Group. Slingshot is focused on staffing and coaching for churches across the country...

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8 Alternatives to Calling Another Team Meeting at Your Church from 2019-03-19T08:44:56

You’ve been there, in that never-ending meeting where all you can think about is the fact that the next thing on your to-do list is yet another meeting! You’ve thought it before, “There has got to ...

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What if John Stott, John Wimber, Dallas Willard&Andy Stanley Planted a Church with Jon Thompson? from 2019-03-14T08:44:47

Welcome back to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today I have on Jon Thompson, pastor at C4 Church near Toronto, Canada. What’s happening at C4 is really unique. C4 is over 35 years o...

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Taking a Risk on Next Generation Leaders with Buddy Gosey from 2019-03-07T09:44

Thanks for joining in for this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Buddy Gosey, a campus pastor at Northridge Community Church. Northridge is a young church, the first camp...

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Do This to Connect More Guests to Your Church with Greg Curtis from 2019-02-28T09:44:10

Thank you for joining this episode of the unSeminary podcast. We’re speaking with Greg Curtis, the Director of Assimilation at Eastside Church in Orange County, California. We’re talking with Greg ...

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All About Multisite // Mergers&Rebirths Plus Free Downloadable Resources For You! from 2019-02-27T06:44:38

Welcome back to our monthly All About Multisite podcast! I’m chatting with a group of multisite ninjas and answering your questions about the ins and outs of launching new campuses. Our group is as...

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What Your Youth Pastor Wants to Talk About with Jeremy MacDonald from 2019-02-21T09:44:11

Thanks for joining in for this week’s unSeminary podcast. This time we have Jeremy MacDonald, part of the leadership team at Connexus Church just north of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. Today we’re d...

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Inside Look at Internships&Residency for Your Church with Sean Badeer&David Ramirez from 2019-02-14T09:44:45

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today is a whole topic of conversation I’ve been really interested in and you’re going to hear from some on the ground experts. I’m talkin...

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Digging New Wells&Results Oriented Ministry at Your Church with David Kinnan from 2019-02-07T09:44:40

Welcome back to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we have David Kinnan, who is the lead pastor of Fountain Springs Church which is a fantastic church in a part of the country whe...

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What To Do When It’s“Working”At Your Church with Dave Vance from 2019-01-31T09:44:27

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. You’re going to be rewarded with a great interview today. We have Dave Vance, the lead pastor at Crossroads Church in Ohio. They are one of the fastest growing ch...

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All About Multisite // Help! Our Campuses Aren’t Growing!! from 2019-01-30T09:44:33

Welcome back to our monthly All About Multisite podcast! I’m chatting with a group of multisite ninjas and answering your questions about the ins and outs of launching new campuses. Our group is as...

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3 Things Most Churches Do That Hold Back Church Growth from 2019-01-29T09:44:57

As church leaders, we know that most churches in our country aren’t growing, but have you ever asked why? [ref] What are the common factors that inhibit church growth? What are the things that we a...

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Guiding Your Church to Be More Systems Driven with Lane Sebring from 2019-01-24T09:44:27

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. I’m so excited for today’s conversation with a genuine friend of the podcast, Lane Sebring. Lane is the executive director at OneLife Church in Tennessee and also...

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Church Growth Lessons from CrossFit from 2019-01-22T09:44:31

Why do people put themselves through workouts that deliberately push them to their limit? It’s that time of year when many of us are concerned with getting fit, eating better, and improving our hea...

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Inside a Growing Church That Unchurched People Love with Doug Dameron from 2019-01-17T09:44:44

Thanks so much for joining us for this episode of the unSeminary podcast. We’ve got a great interview today with Doug Dameron, the founding and lead pastor of Orchard Church in Colorado. He is with...

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Should You Even Bother Worrying About Church Growth? from 2019-01-15T09:44:53

You have a lot going on at your church. In an average week, a typical pastor spends time on message prep, counseling, training, attending leadership meetings, and dealing with the administrative ha...

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Why Your Church Should Care About 5th&6th Grade Ministry with Zach Matchett from 2019-01-10T09:44:13

Today’s podcast is all about the next generation and why we need to focus our concern on them. Joining us is Zach Matchett, the fifth and sixth grade pastor at Northview Church in Indiana. Zach cam...

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7 Facts About Church Growth That Will Make You Think Twice from 2019-01-08T09:44:09

Have you ever considered why some churches grow while others decline? What is it that seems to drive some churches to make a difference and reach more people while others struggle to keep the doors...

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All About Multisite // The 2019 Predictions Episode! from 2018-12-26T09:44:21

Welcome back to our monthly All About Multisite podcast! I’m chatting with a group of multisite ninjas and answering your questions about the ins and outs of launching new campuses. Our group is as...

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Reaching the Future of the Church with Jonathan Pokluda from 2018-12-20T09:44:31

If you’ve ever wondered what you and your church can do to better reach out to the next generation, you’ll want to tune in to today’s podcast. We’re sitting down with Jonathan “JP” Pokluda, teachin...

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7 People Every Executive Pastor Should Thank Before New Year’s Eve from 2018-12-18T09:44:24

As the year winds down, it’s time for executive pastors to reflect on the past year of ministry. A growing church requires a tremendous amount of effort from a wide variety of people, groups, and c...

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Leadership Development Pipelines&Pathways for Your Church with Todd Adkins from 2018-12-13T09:44:24

Today we’re continuing the discussion on leadership development pathways and pipelines. Training volunteers and leaders is so important, but do you ever feel like you’re not sure where to start? We...

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5 Factors That Should Move Your Church to Add Another Weekend Service from 2018-12-11T09:44:18

Is your church wondering whether to add another service on Sunday mornings? Are you looking to the future and trying to figure out when you should add a second, third, or even fourth time to meet o...

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Hospitable Leadership at Your Church with Terry A. Smith from 2018-12-06T09:44:55

Today we’re talking leadership and Biblical hospitality with Jersey’s own Terry A. Smith. God has done some incredible things in Terry’s church over the years. Terry A. Smith is the Lead Pastor of ...

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“It’s Too Loud!”: Responding to Volume Critics at Your Church from 2018-12-04T09:44:03

The scene is set. It’s a Sunday morning, and the band is cranking through the second of a four-song set. You loved the latest Hillsong or Bethel song and things are moving in the right direction. H...

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Help Activating Guys In Your Church with Regi Campbell from 2018-11-29T09:44:49

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. This week we’re sitting down with Regi Campbell, founder of Radical Mentoring, an organization that equips and engages men and their churches to raise up ...

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All About Multisite // Tips for Adding a 4th Location&Campus Pastor Essentials from 2018-11-28T09:44:43

Welcome back to our new podcast all about multisite! I’m chatting with a group of multisite ninjas and answering your questions about the ins and outs of launching new campuses. Our group is as fol...

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7 Things They Didn’t Teach You in Seminary About Funerals from 2018-11-27T09:44:50

Performing funerals is a reality of being the pastor of a church of any size and style. Even if your church is primarily filled with young people, from time to time you will be called upon by famil...

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Social Media, Communications&Your Church with Katie Allred from 2018-11-22T09:44:15

Today we have a returning guest to the podcast! Professor Katie Allred is someone you may know from this show or from the Church Communications group on Facebook. She teaches courses in Consumer Be...

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5 Reasons“Dotted Lines and Solid Lines”are Overrated in Multi-Site Churches from 2018-11-20T09:44:30

Over the last 20 years, I’ve spent a lot of time helping multi-site churches wrestle through how to launch and lead thriving campuses. One of the things that often comes up is the “dotted line and ...

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Practical Help on Being a Life Giving Leader with Tyler Reagin from 2018-11-15T09:44:35

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast! I’m super excited to have Tyler Reagin with us right as the launch of Catalyst: Atlanta unfolds. Tyler is the President of Catalyst, a leadership developm...

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5 Best Practices For Using Invite Cards At Your Church from 2018-11-13T09:44:42

We live in a digital age, so why are we bothering to talk about paper invitations? Can these little cards that announce upcoming series at your church still be an effective tool in the here and now...

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Being Marked By Love with Tim Stevens from 2018-11-08T09:44:14

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast! We have the pleasure of hearing from a familiar voice today. Tim Stevens is no stranger to the podcast, and he’s talked with us before about his work with...

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5 Emotions First-time Guests Feel When They Arrive at Your Church from 2018-11-06T09:44:10

Have you ever watched people arrive on Sunday morning at your church and wondered what they’re feeling in that moment? We know that feelings and emotions are incredibly powerful motivators and memo...

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Leadership Ruin&Starting Over with Eric Geiger from 2018-11-01T08:44:58

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We are honored to have Eric Geiger with us. He was recently with LifeWay, but has now transitioned into a new role as senior pastor at Mariners Church in ...

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All About Multisite // Model for 2 Location Multisite? A Very Multisite Christmas? from 2018-10-31T08:44:44

Welcome back to our new podcast all about multisite! I’m chatting with a group of multisite ninjas and answering your questions about the ins and outs of launching new campuses. Our group is as fol...

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7 Best Practices of First-time Guest Gifts at Your Church from 2018-10-30T08:44:39

Are you leveraging your first-time guest gifts effectively enough to move people from being guests to fully connected members of your church? I hope so, because this is an important piece of the co...

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Inside a Significant Name&Brand Change for a Growing Church with Doug Garasic from 2018-10-25T08:44:43

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. You’re going to love today’s super practical conversation with Doug Garasic from Rust City Church in Youngstown, Ohio. Doug is here to talk with us today abo...

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6 Systems Every Executive Pastor Needs to Evaluate This Year from 2018-10-23T08:44:41

Are you an executive pastor wondering where you should focus your time and energy? Are you wondering exactly how things are really going at your church? Are you a bit mystified about how to evaluat...

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Communicating Spiritual Growth in a Multicultural Global City Context with Darryl Dash from 2018-10-18T08:44:40

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. We’re honored to have Darryl Dash with us today from Liberty Grace Church in Toronto. Liberty Grace Church is unusual in that it’s a fairly small church with a st...

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5 Lessons Church Leaders Can Learn From The“All-Day Breakfast”Trend from 2018-10-16T08:44:50

In October 2015, McDonald’s made a significant change to its menu that made a huge difference to its bottom line and market reach. That month they added all-day breakfast to their offerings, and in...

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Preachers and Creatives Working Together with Lee Coate from 2018-10-11T08:44:20

Thanks so much for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. We have a return guest this week: Lee Coate, executive pastor from The Crossing Church in Las Vegas. Lee is with us today to talk a...

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7 Other Weekend Metrics Church Leaders Should Study Regularly from 2018-10-09T08:44:59

Too often, church leaders only pay attention to weekend attendance and revenue patterns at their churches. Sometimes these numbers are referred to as “nickels and noses” or maybe the slightly more ...

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7 Early Warning Signs That Your Church Has A“Front Door”Problem from 2018-10-02T08:44:24

How do you know if you aren’t attracting enough people to your church? If your church has plateaued or is in decline, is the problem that you’re not attracting enough visitors or that you aren’t ke...

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Inside The Future of Prevailing Rural(ish) Churches with Joel Southerland&Daniel Currie from 2018-09-27T08:44:06

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We have a fascinating conversation with Executive Pastor Daniel Currie and Lead Pastor Joel Southerland from Peavine Baptist Church in Rock Spring, Georgia. ...

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All About Multisite: New Service or New Campus? Explaining Matrix Leadership Model from 2018-09-26T08:44:17

Welcome back to our new podcast all about multisite! I’m chatting with a group of multisite ninjas and answering your questions about the ins and outs of launching new campuses. Our group is as fol...

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16 (Nearly Free) Ways to Increase Community Awareness of Your Church from 2018-09-25T08:44:02

If the people in your community don’t know that your church exists, they won’t ever join your church. If nobody in your city is aware of your church’s services or Sunday gatherings, you’ve lost a c...

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Exploring a Common Hidden Tension in Multisite Churches with Bill Brown from 2018-09-20T08:44:56

Thank you for joining us for this week’s podcast. We have a great conversation with Bill Brown, the executive pastor at Parkview Christian Church. Parkview Christian Church was founded in 1951 and ...

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“Didn’t See It Coming”Q&A with Carey Nieuwhof from 2018-09-14T06:22:41

Carey Nieuwhof is an influential pastor, podcaster, and thought leader who believes it’s not only possible to predict life’s hardest moments, but also to alter outcomes, overcome challenges, and de...

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Transitioning a Church to Be More Outwardly Focused with Jack Warren from 2018-09-13T08:44:27

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We have a great conversation today with Jack Warren, the executive pastor at Chase Oaks Church in the Dallas area. Chase Oaks has five campuses, including...

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Leading Change in a Change-Resistant Context with Father Michael White from 2018-09-06T08:44:41

Hey, everybody, and welcome to the unSeminary podcast. We have a great conversation lined up today with Father Michael White from Church of the Nativity in Maryland. Church of the Nativity is a Cat...

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Being a Church that Unchurched People Love to Attend with Justin Dosch from 2018-08-30T08:44:27

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. So glad you’re tuning in because today we have Justin Dosch from Grace Community Church in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. Grace was built with the intention of...

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Scalable&Sustainable Pastoral Care in a Large Church with Karen Shannon from 2018-08-23T08:44:17

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We have a dear friend with us today, Pastor Karen Shannon from Liquid Church. Liquid Church is a multisite church in New Jersey, currently with six locations...

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Reinforcing Church Culture in the Middle of a Church Revitalization with Eric Smith from 2018-08-16T08:44:53

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. You’re going to love today’s conversation. We have Pastor Eric Smith from Vaughn Forest Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Vaughn Forest is in a military area with pe...

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Inside Look at the Executive Pastor’s Role in a Church of 3,000+ People with Abram Gomez from 2018-08-09T08:44:20

Hey, everybody, and welcome to the unSeminary podcast. I’m really looking forward to today’s conversation with Abram Gomez from Cross Church, a fantastic multi-site church in Texas. Cross Church is...

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Inside a Changing Connections Pathway at a Fast Growing Church with Darin Mirante from 2018-08-02T08:44:31

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. Super excited you’re listening in. You’re going to be rewarded today with a great conversation with Darin Mirante from First Church of Christ in Burlington, Kentu...

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How Hospitality Can Compel Your Church’s Guests to Return with Jason Young from 2018-07-26T08:44:43

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. You’re in for a treat today and will want to lean in. We have Jason Young from North Point Ministries from the Greater Atlanta area chatting with us today. J...

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Adding Residency to Your Church’s Leadership Pathway with Dave Miller from 2018-07-19T08:44:27

Thanks for joining in for this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today I have a longtime friend, Dave Miller, from Leadership Pathway joining us. Leadership Pathway partners with churches t...

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Leading Major Change in Your Church with Dr. Jeff Iorg from 2018-07-12T08:44:37

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Dr. Jeff Iorg, president of Gateway Seminary with us today. Gateway Seminary started classes in 1944 with the long tim...

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Why Rural Ministry Should Matter for Every Church with Dr. Glenn Daman from 2018-07-05T08:44:07

Thanks for joining in for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today I’m happy to introduce a new friend and guest, Dr. Glenn Daman, pastor at River Christian Church near Portland, Oregon. Ri...

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Managing Internal Communications in a 26 Location Multisite Church with Kent Richardson from 2018-06-28T08:44:15

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m so excited to talk today with Kent Richardson, the Communications Director of New Life Community Church. Kent is part of the central s...

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All About Multisite: Robust Leadership Development Practices&Keeping Teams Aligned from 2018-06-27T08:44:58

Welcome back to our new podcast all about multisite! I’m chatting with a group of multisite ninjas and answering your questions about the ins and outs of launching new campuses. Our group is as fol...

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Bigger Vision for Deeper Team Development in Worship Ministry with Jon Usborne from 2018-06-21T08:44:58

Thanks so much for joining in for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. We have a great conversation today with Jon Usborne, the Creative Arts Director with 2|42 Community Church in Michigan. ...

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Brian Dodd on Leadership, Pastors Blogging&More from 2018-06-14T08:44:18

Welcome back, friends, for a unique conversation today with Brian Dodd, author at the Brian Dodd on Leadership blog and Director of New Ministry Partnerships at INJOY Leadership Solutions. Brian is...

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Leading a Growing Church in an Unlikely Location with McKenzie Schreck from 2018-06-07T08:44:07

I’m so glad you tuned in to today’s unSeminary podcast. Today I’m chatting with McKenzie Schreck, the executive pastor at Capital Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Capital Church just celebrated thei...

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Superheroes&Your Church with Dan Stanford from 2018-05-31T08:44:02

Thanks for joining us for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. I think this will be a bit of a change of pace and so I’m excited to be here with Senior Pastor Dan Stanford from The Well Churc...

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All About Multisite: Campus Driven? Central Driven? A Hybrid of Both? from 2018-05-30T08:44:04

Welcome to our new podcast all about multisite! I’m chatting with a group of multisite ninjas and answering your questions about the ins and outs of launching new campuses. Our group is as follows:...

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Practical Help for Team Transitions with Stephen Brewster from 2018-05-24T08:44:11

Welcome back once again to another exciting episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m so happy to have Creative Coach and Consultant Stephen Brewster with us today. With missionary parents, Stephen ha...

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5 Reasons Your Church Should Do More Facebook Live Videos (And 16 Tips for Doing Them Well) from 2018-05-22T08:44:20

Is your church doing regular Facebook Live broadcasts? Why or why not? The popularity of this tool continues to grow and flourish, and it is a powerful communication method that your church should ...

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Rapid Multiplication Approach to Multisite Expansion with Chris Hankins from 2018-05-17T08:44:44

Thanks for joining in for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today I have Chris Hankins with me, the Lead Pastor of The Point Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Point Church has about 1...

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21 Easy Ways for Your Church to Be More First-Time Guest Friendly from 2018-05-15T08:44:48

This weekend new guests will arrive at your church. Some will be visiting for the very first time, and they will want to know what your church looks like on a regular weekend. Church leaders who wa...

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Why Culture Wins at Your Church with William Vanderbloemen from 2018-05-10T08:44:48

Thanks for joining us for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m so excited to have William Vanderbloemen from the Vanderbloemen Search Group with us today. Vanderbloemen Search Group start...

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Practical Help For Developing Your Church’s Team Culture with Lee Coate from 2018-05-03T08:44:04

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. We’re in for a treat today with Lee Coate, the executive pastor in charge of ministry and media at The Crossing Christian Church in Las Ve...

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Developing a Lighter&Quicker Footprint For Your Next Campus or Church Plant with Jeff Beachum from 2018-04-26T08:44:05

Thanks for coming back for this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m honored to have Jeff Beachum of Portable Church Industries with us today. PCI helps churches go portable. Portable Chur...

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All About Multisite: Financial Approaches, Structuring for the Future&Church Online from 2018-04-25T08:44:17

Welcome to our new podcast all about multisite! I’m chatting with a group of multisite ninjas and answering your questions about the ins and outs of launching new campuses. Our group is as follows:...

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Community Outreach as a Core Church Growth Tactic with Jeff Maness from 2018-04-19T08:44:16

Welcome back with this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m honored to have our guest Jeff Maness with us today. Jeff is the founding and lead pastor of Element Church in Cheyenne, Wyoming...

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5 Tell-Tale Signs of a Remarkable Church from 2018-04-17T08:44:34

“Be genuine. Be remarkable. Be worth connecting with.” – Seth Godin Your church grows when people tell their friends about it. It really is that simple. In my recent book, Church Growth Flywheel, w...

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Church Restarts&Live Teaching in an Urban Multisite Context with Mark Jobe from 2018-04-12T08:44:49

Welcome back for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Mark Jobe from New Life Chicago with us today. New Life is an amazing church with 25 locations and 43 worship service...

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Help with Your Church’s Team Culture&Development with Ben Gowell from 2018-04-05T08:55:14

Thanks so much for joining us for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Ben Gowell, an Executive Pastor of Christ’s Church of the Valley. Christ’s Church is a fast gro...

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Welcoming Guests without Compromising the Gospel with Danny Franks from 2018-03-29T08:55:14

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. This week we’re joined by Danny Franks, the Pastor of Guest Services at The Summit Church in the triangle region of North Carolina. The Su...

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All About Multisite: Campus Growth Barriers, Multisite vs. Church Planting&Leadership Development from 2018-03-28T08:55:40

Welcome to our new podcast all about multisite! I’m chatting with a group of multisite ninjas and answering your questions about the ins and outs of launching new campuses. Our group is as follows:...

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7 Realities of Recruiting Multisite Church Launch Teams from 2018-03-27T08:44:10

There is no doubt that the multisite church movement has blossomed, and has a massive impact on the church today. In fact, today in North America one in six people attend a multisite church campus....

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Best Practices in Elder Selection&Development Process with Phil Taylor from 2018-03-22T08:55:30

Welcome back for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Pastor Phil Taylor with us this week. He is the executive pastor at Mosaic Church in Winter Garden, Florida. Phil is ...

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4 Ready-To-Use Last Minute Resources for Easter at Your Church from 2018-03-21T08:44:32

Easter is a huge deal. You know that. In fact, if you are like most church leaders, you are feeling it right now. You feel the pressure of the day coming on quickly. Easter is one of the four “big ...

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Transformational Loops&Rooted Discipleship at Mariners Church with Erin Kerr from 2018-03-15T08:55:18

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. This week we’re joined by Erin Kerr, the discipleship pastor from Mariners Church in California. Mariners started out as a very small chur...

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6 Mindsets of Church Leaders in Growing Churches from 2018-03-14T08:44:59

How you think about what you do in ministry is very important. The mindset you bring in to your ministry can be a make or break factor in your church’s ability to impact your community. Over the la...

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Successful Pastoral Successions with Dennis Gingerich from 2018-03-08T09:55:20

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Dennis Gingerich with us today. Dennis is the founding pastor of Cape Christian Church in Florida. One way or another,...

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Big Lessons from Small Church with Karl Vaters from 2018-03-01T09:55:30

Thanks so much for taking the time to join us for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. We have a treat today with guest Pastor Karl Vaters of Cornerstone Christian Fellowship in Orange County...

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All About Multisite: Dotted Lines, Solid Lines, Cross Campus Unity&Easter Ideas from 2018-02-28T09:55:50

Welcome to our new podcast all about multisite! I’m chatting with a group of multisite ninjas and answering your questions about the ins and outs of launching new campuses. Our group is as follows:...

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Innovative Approaches to Facilities&Finances with Jamey Stuart from 2018-02-22T09:55:28

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast! Thanks for joining us for our chat today with Jamey Stuart from Believers Church in Suffolk, Virginia. Believers Church is an active churc...

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4 Old School Communication Tactics Your Church Should Still Be Using Today from 2018-02-21T08:33:48

Is your church leveraging chatbots to reach people? Are you leveraging a social media listening tool to understand the sentiment towards your church? What’s your Instagram story strategy to e...

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Big Data, Ministry Analytics & Your Church with Matt Engel from 2018-02-15T09:55:30

Thank you so much for joining us for another great episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m thrilled to be speaking with Matt Engel, a research fellow at Leadership Network and also works at Gloo, a ...

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Shawn Hennessy Offers Personal Reflections on Seeing A Church Grow from 167 to 3,000 in 5 Years! from 2018-02-08T09:55:50

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast and thanks so much for joining with us today. We have Pastor Shawn Hennessy with us from Life Church in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Today Shawn is sharing...

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5 Ways Crappy Internal Church Communications Can Slow Down Your Church’s Growth from 2018-02-06T09:44:50

“The art of communication is the language of leadership.”

– James Humes

How can I make this clear? If your church is crappy at communicating, you won’t grow! In fact, com...

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Benny Ferguson on the Balance of Culture & Systems in Growing Churches from 2018-02-01T09:55:30

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. We’re happy to have you here with us today as we talk with Benny Ferguson, the executive pastor of LifePoint Church in Clarksville, Tennes...

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Have You Noticed This Subtle Trend in the Fastest Growing Churches in the Country? from 2018-01-30T09:44:46

Church leaders who are wanting to make a difference in their communities are always studying what is happening at prevailing churches. I’m sure you’ve taken time to learn from the church across tow...

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Jimmy Scroggins on Keeping the Message Core in a Fast Growing Multisite Church from 2018-01-25T09:55:53

Thanks so much for joining us for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. We have Jimmy Scroggins from Family Church in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Jimmy is with us today to talk about g...

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10 Churches (You May Not Have Heard Of) to Follow for Social Media Inspiration from 2018-01-23T09:44:35

Prevailing churches are investing time, energy and finances into leveraging social media to drive engagement and weekend attendance. Gone are the days when a Facebook page or Instagram profile was ...

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Dr. Benji Kelley & George Franco on Building a Team in a Fast Growing Church from 2018-01-18T09:55:32

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have you with us today as we chat with Dr. Benji Kelley and George Franco of New Hope Church, which has campuses in the Car...

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3 Reasons Why This Weekend is So Important If You Want Your Church to Grow from 2018-01-16T09:44:49

This weekend is critically important for the growth of your church. It could be make or break when it comes to influencing your community with the message of Jesus. As much as we’ve talked in the p...

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Jon Ritner on How Churches Can Thrive in a Post-Christian Context (Like Hollywood!) from 2018-01-11T09:55:32

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast! Today we’re talking with Jon Ritner of Ecclesia Hollywood.

For ten years Jon served at a megachurch in the Williamsburg, VA area...

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4 Sundays Every Church Leader Should Work on Every Week of the Year from 2018-01-09T09:44:48

Doesn’t it feel like Sunday is always coming at your church? Every seven days, it just keeps showing up! ? This relentless rhythm can lull us into a situation where we see every Sunday as the same ...

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Tyler Reagin on the Interior Life of High Capacity Leaders from 2018-01-04T09:55:35

Thanks so much for stopping in for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we have Tyler Reagin joining us again. Tyler is the president of Catalyst, which works to serve and equip church ...

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Lori Englebert on Leading a Low Staff but High Attendance Ministry from 2017-12-21T09:55:23

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today’s episode is exciting because we have Lori Englebert, Family Life Pastor at Life Church in Green Bay, joining us.

Life Chu...

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5 Ways Your Parking Lot Might be Holding Back the Redemptive Potential of Your Church from 2017-12-12T09:55:35

Believe it or not, your parking lot could be the thing that is holding back the potential of your church. In fact, your church might not be living up to its total calling because of what is happeni...

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Mark Einersen offers Helpful Advice on Launching a Leadership Pipeline at Your Church from 2017-12-07T09:55:17

Thanks so much for stopping by for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Mark Einersen, Operations Pastor of Relevant Church in Locust Grove, Georgia.

Releva...

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Warren Bird Offers Compelling Reasons for Your Church to Launch a New Campus or Church Plant from 2017-11-30T09:55:17

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today I’m happy to have Dr. Warren Bird back on the show. Warren is the Director of Research and Intellectual Capital with Leadership Netw...

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Bryce Baldwin Explains an Innovative Approach to Community Outreach Meeting Practical Needs from 2017-11-23T09:55:10

Welcome to another edition of the unSeminary podcast. I’m here today with Bryce Baldwin of Rome Alliance Church of Rome, NY.

Rome Alliance was founded in 1915. Today you’ll find a mix of ...

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5 Ways Churches That Want to Break the 1,000 Barrier Stay Personal & Relational from 2017-11-21T09:44:02

The only people who like big churches are pastors.

One of the paradoxes that churches face as they grow beyond 1,000 in attendance is that they actually need to act more like a small chu...

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Greg Curtis Offers Next Level Assimilation Insights For Your Church from 2017-11-16T09:55:34

Thanks so much for joining us for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today I have Greg Curtis with me, director of assimilation at Eastside Christian Church.

Eastside Christian Ch...

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6 Dirty Secrets about Multisite Churches That (Almost) No-one is Talking About from 2017-11-14T09:44:08

Is your church considering going multisite? It would seem like every church leader I talk with is wrestling with this approach on reaching new communities. Studies have shown that basically every g...

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Marty Sawyers Helps You Improve The Communication Culture in Your Church from 2017-11-09T09:55:45

Welcome and thanks for joining us for this episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m thrilled to have Marty Sawyers with us today. Marty is the executive pastor at Cornerstone Christian Fellowship in ...

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The 1 Tactic Your Church Needs to Do to Boost Year End Giving from 2017-11-07T09:55:26

We are just heading into the largest giving period of the year for charities across the country. In fact, 30% of all charitable giving will be done during the month of December. [Listen

Darin Yates from the Fastest Growing Church in America on Next Gen Leadership Development from 2017-11-02T08:55:02

Welcome back for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today I’m happy have Darin Yates, the executive pastor from Crossroads Community Church in Cincinnati.

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4 Sure Signs Your Church Needs More First-Time Guests from 2017-10-31T08:44:31

Why isn’t your church growing? So many church leaders are wrestling with that question. They are looking at the dynamics of what’s happening in their church and trying to sort out where the “proble...

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Clay Scroggins on Leveraging Influence Regardless of Your Authority from 2017-10-26T08:55:55

Hey everybody, and thank you for joining us for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Toda...

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5 Reasons Kids’ Ministry is So Important to Churches that Want to Break the 1,000 Barrier from 2017-10-24T08:44:01

Churches that grow beyond 1,000 in attendance are today among a radical minority. In fact, 98% of all churches never reach this size. During my interaction with hundreds of churches that have been ...

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Frank Bealer on Thriving in the Tension of Ministry, Work & Life from 2017-10-19T09:55:38

Thanks so much for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. I am so excited to have Frank B...

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5 Bad Habits Killing the Effectiveness of Your Church’s Announcements from 2017-10-17T08:55:56

There are five precious minutes in your service that are solely intended to move people to action. The announcement time in your church service is a high leverage opportunity to encourage your peop...

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Josh Whitehead on Portable Instead of Permanent for Your Next Campus from 2017-10-12T09:55:49

Welcome, everyone, to this week’s edition of the unSeminary podcast. I’m happy to have Dr....

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Do These 5 Things Now to Give Your Christmas Services More Impact from 2017-10-10T09:55:54

Christmas is a really big deal at your church. It’s the time when we celebrate the birth of Jesus and it also represents some of the largest services you may host all the year long.

From ...

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Mark Hearn on Transitioning a Monolithic Church to a Vibrant Multicultural Community from 2017-10-05T09:55:37

Thank you so much for joining us for this episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited be speakin...

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7 Ways Smartphones Have Changed People at Your Church (And What to Do About it!) from 2017-10-03T09:55:28

Do you remember the world before the smartphones came and invaded all our spaces?

I have a hard time recalling how we got along before these little rectangles of glass, metal and plastic ...

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Daniel Im on Small Shifts That Will Transform Your Ministry from 2017-09-28T09:55:57

Hello there, and welcome to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast! I’m thrilled to have Dani...

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Scott Kramer on Leading Through Profound Crisis in Your Church from 2017-09-21T09:55:06

Hello, everyone, and thank you for joining us this week for another unSeminary podcast. I’m excit...

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Carey Nieuwhof & Jeff Brodie Give An Inside Look On A Succession Plan in Action from 2017-09-14T09:55:53

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Thank you so much for jo...

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Omar Garcia on Transforming an Inward Church to an Outward Church from 2017-08-10T09:55:35

Thank you all so much for joining us for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m so excited...

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Bruce Ammons on 500% More Second Time Guests Than The Average Church from 2017-08-03T09:55:20

Thanks for joining us for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today I’m excited to have wi...

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Art Rainer on The Money Challenge at Your Church from 2017-07-27T09:55:27

Art Rainer is the Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Southeastern Baptist Theological ...

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Dennis Richards on How Breakthrough Clarity Can Help Your Church from 2017-07-20T12:11:37

Dennis Richards is the executive pastor at Preston Trails Church in Texas. Listen in as he walks us through how the church gained extraordinary clarity and t...

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Stephen Brewster on Creative Leadership for Your Church from 2017-07-13T11:51:39

Stephen Brewster serves as a part of the leadership team at Freedom House Church in Charlotte, NC. In his role, he leads the Creative team in dreaming, creating and executing experiences, communica...

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Andy Steiger on Why Apologetics Should Be Added to Your Church from 2017-07-06T11:24:07

Andy Steiger is the founder and director of Apologetics Canada, an organization dedicated to helping churches across Canada better understand and engage today’s culture. He created and hosted the <...

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Scott Bixby on How a 127 Year Old Church Grew to Over 90% in Groups and 2,000+ People from 2017-06-29T09:55:51

Welcome to this week’s podcast and thank you for joining us today. We’re talking with Scott Bixby ...

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Brian Dennert on Collaboration Within a Growing Multisite Church from 2017-06-22T09:55:22

Hey, everyone! Thanks so much for joining us today for this week’s unSeminary podcast. In this e...

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Ryan Visconti on Being Inside a Church Succession While Seeing it Grow from 300 to 1,300! from 2017-06-15T09:55:54

Thank you so much for joining us for today’s unSeminary podcast. I’m honored to have Lead Pastor...

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Mike Bellanti on Turning Around a Stuck Church from 2017-06-08T11:55:28

Thanks so much for joining us for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have...

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Jon Morrison on Being a Millennial Reaching Millennials from 2017-06-01T11:55:21

Welcome back to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Thanks so much for joining us today as we talk wi...

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Carl George & Warren Bird on How Your Church Can Break Growth Barriers from 2017-05-25T11:55:24

Hey, everybody, and thank you for joining us for another episode of the unSeminary...

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Tony Morgan on Helping Churches Get Unstuck from 2017-05-18T11:55:59

Hey, everybody, welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. I’m excited have with us Tony Morgan, l...

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Dan Zimbardi on Defining and Deploying A Unified Team Culture from 2017-05-11T11:55:11

Hey, everyone, it’s great to have you join us today for this week’s episode of the unSeminary podc...

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Horizontal Hostility: What Is It, Why Is It Killing the Church, and How to Fix It from 2017-05-10T11:55:01

Horizontal hostility is a sociological phenomenon used to describe infighting or factionalism within a minority movement. Rather than banding together, subgroups snipe and fight with each other. Listen

Kevin Lloyd Offers Help in Starting a Leadership Pipeline At Your Church from 2017-05-04T11:55:31

Thanks so much for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. We have Kevin Lloyd, executive p...

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Phill Christiansen gives practical insights from a turn around church that went from 500 to 2900! from 2017-04-27T11:55:09

Hello, everyone, and thanks for joining us for today’s unSeminary podcast. We’re excited to have our guest Phill Christiansen from Canvas Church in Montana.

Phill has been at Canvas Churc...

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Barnabas Piper and the Role of Curiosity in a Christian’s Life from 2017-04-20T11:55:35

Thanks so much for joining us today at the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have our guest, B...

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Jared Hogue on a Process for Raising up Leaders in Your Creative Ministry from 2017-04-13T11:55:09

Thanks so much for joining us today for the unSeminary podcast! Today we have with us Jared Hogue ...

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Ben Stapley on Leading Creatives at Your Church from 2017-04-06T11:55:39

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Gene Jennings on Passing on the Church to the Next Generation from 2017-03-30T11:55

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Josh Canizaro Takes Us Inside Church Planting in New Orleans from 2017-03-23T11:29:59

Joshua Canizaro was born and raised in the greater New Orleans area where he began serving as a youth pastor in the summer of 1999. After pastoring in Louisiana for nearly six years, he and his wif...

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Secrets of Top Team Players: Insights from 30,000 Leaders&William Vanderbloemen from 2023-11-16T09:44

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Guest-Friendly Environments: Aaron Stanski on Effective Facilities for Your Church from 2023-11-02T08:44

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Increase Engagement with Data-Driven Strategies: Ronee de Leon on Unlocking Your Church Database’s Potential from 2023-10-19T08:44

Mission Trips vs. Strategic Visits: Nathan Nelson on Transformational International Partnerships for Your Church from 2023-10-12T08:44

Engagement Pathway: Greg Curtis &Tommy Carreras on Best Current Practices on Assimilating People at Your Church from 2023-10-05T08:44

Transforming Team Culture: Karen Berge’s Insider View on the Shift from Unhealthy to Thriving from 2023-09-28T08:44

How to Leverage AI for Your Church&Your Future with Kenny Jahng from 2023-09-21T08:44

How Your Church Can Have the Best Year-End Ever with Kenny Jahng from 2023-09-14T08:44

Fostering Community in a Fast-Growing Multi-Campus Ministry: Scott Freeman on Effective Pastoral Care from 2023-09-07T08:44

The Future of Faith is Child-Friendly: Stephen Moore on WinShape Camps for Communities from 2023-08-31T08:44

He Gets Us: Kyle Isabelli on Reaching Out to Non-Christians with Gloo from 2023-08-24T08:44

Faith Forward: Fr. Peter Wojcik on Strategies for Engaging Millennials, Gen Z,&Gen Alpha in the Church from 2023-08-17T08:44

From Struggle to Success: Evan Courtney on Revitalizing a Church Campus Amidst Challenges from 2023-08-10T08:44

Uniting the Church to Quench the Global Water Crisis: A Conversation with Mike Mantel from 2023-08-03T08:44

Nurturing the Spirit of Advent with Families at Your Church: Chris Pappalardo&Clayton Greene on the GoodKind Approach from 2023-07-27T08:44

The Art of Working with (Almost) Anyone: Michael Bungay Stanier Offers Coaching For You As You Lead At Your Church from 2023-07-20T08:44

The Resilience Factor: Insights from Léonce B. Crump Jr.&Warren Bird on Unbreakable Teams from 2023-07-13T08:44

When Pastors Aren’t Angels: Becca Pountney on Wedding Industry Challenges from 2023-07-06T08:44

Long-Term Vision, Lasting Impact: Curt Seaburg on Strategic Vision in Church Leadership from 2023-06-29T08:44

Hybrid Church in a Digital Age: Collin Jones on the State of Church Tech Today from 2023-06-22T08:44

Exploring the State of Church Staff Health: Todd Rhoades&Matt Steen on Findings and Insights from New National Study from 2023-06-15T08:44

Discipleship Leadership Development in Church Planting: Stevie Flockhart’s Leadership Journey from 2023-06-08T08:44

Long-Term Leadership: Jeff Cranston on Steady, Purposeful Leadership from 2023-06-01T08:44

Doing Less to Reach More: Trevor DeVage on 160% Church Growth in 18 Months from 2023-05-25T08:44

Practical Help on Increasing Engagement at Your Church with Ken Nash from 2023-05-18T08:44

Training Your Team to Lead Through Others with Phil Caporale&George Probasco from 2023-05-11T08:44

Leaning in on the Important (&Potentially Awkward) Conversations Around Women in Leadership at Your Church with Lisa Penberthy from 2023-05-04T08:44

Closing the Gap Between Your Church’s Vision&Execution with Nick Thompson from 2023-04-27T08:44

Building a Resilient Church Staff: Secrets to Sustaining a Strong Team Culture with Todd Rhoades&Matt Steen from 2023-04-24T08:44

Being a Clarity Champion on a Senior Leadership Team at a Fast Growing Church with Kasey Husen from 2023-04-20T08:44

Leading Through the Crisis Your Church is In (Or About to Be In) with Rusty George from 2023-04-13T08:44

Skills You Need to Move from Pandemic to Progress with Brian Dodd from 2023-04-06T08:44

Sunday Service Dedicated to Pre-schoolers&Their Parents? Church Growth Lessons from Marcus Gibbs&Bubble Church from 2023-03-30T08:44

Leveraging Data to Drive Ministry Outcomes at Your Church with Erik Henry from 2023-03-23T08:44

Moving from Spanish Translation to a Full Spanish Ministry with Tim Hill from 2023-03-16T08:44

Seeking God’s Best for Your Church Even in a Hostile Environment with Terry A. Smith from 2023-03-09T09:44

Building a Positive Working Relationship with Your Church’s Financial Institution with Eric Schroeder from 2023-03-02T09:44

4 Minutes Every Weekend to Increase Revenue&Spread Culture at Your Church with Taleah Murray from 2023-02-23T09:44

Kadi Cole Interviews Rich Birch about Female Leadership in the Church from 2023-02-16T09:44

XP Roundtable: Finances, Volunteers, Staffing&More with Lisa Penberthy, Jeremy Peterson&Brandon Beard from 2023-02-09T09:44

Get a Head Start on Your Church’s Multi-Use Strategy with Frank Bealer from 2023-02-02T09:44

Help to Fight the Scourge of Predictability in Your Church Services with Lance Burch from 2023-01-26T09:44

Tithes&Offerings Are No Longer Enough To Fund Your Church with Mark DeYmaz from 2023-01-19T09:44

Reflecting on Seasons of Life, Leadership&Their Impact on Your Team with Lee Coate from 2023-01-12T09:44

Doing the Right Things for the Right Reasons with the Right People at Your Church with Scot Longyear&Heath Bottomly from 2023-01-05T09:44

Lessons from Inside a Rapidly Multiplying Church with DeWayne McNally&Paul Schulz from 2022-12-22T09:44

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Business as Core to the Mission of Your Church with Johnny Scott from 2022-12-08T09:44

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In The Trenches of Guiding a Church to Be More Outsider Focused with Chuck Fenwick from 2022-11-24T09:44

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Leading Slow&Steady Change in a Fast Growing Church with Mark Williams from 2022-10-20T08:44

Gaining Brand Clarity That Makes Growing Your Church’s Mission Simple with Joey Speers from 2022-10-13T08:44

Leading Change in the Midst of the Messiness of Ministry with Mike Bonem from 2022-10-06T08:44

Technology Insights to Drive Ministry Outcomes with Aaron Senneff from 2022-09-29T08:44

Outreach Lessons from the Statistically Most Secular City in North America with Jeremy Norton from 2022-09-22T08:44

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