Prevailing churches make a consistent and focused effort to get people out of their weekend services and into some sort of "small group" experience. In fact, it's difficult to find a growing church that doesn't have a strong emphasis on its group culture. Over the years on the unSeminary podcast, we've...

Prevailing churches always look for ways to grow their leaders. Although training often takes the form of traveling to conferences or visiting other churches, we also need to take advantage of smaller moments to push our team to think differently and grow. This can be as simple as giving your team...

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re honored to have Pastor Danny Anderson with us from Emmanuel Church in Indiana. Jim Devney founded Emmanuel Church in 1977 and Danny, who was originally the church’s high school pastor, took over in 2006 at the age of 28. The church continues to...

We're honored to have Ben Stapley guest posting for us today. He is the executive pastor at The Life Christian Church — and he's a fantastic, multi-talented leader! Ben provides oversight and leadership for a wide variety of areas at his church. The creative process can feel like capturing lightning in...

You probably won't be surprised to learn that in a recent study it was found that 64% of adults own a smartphone. What you might find more surprising is that number is up from 35% over just four years. People have smartphones in their pockets and use them to connect...

"We will do anything short of sin to reach people who don’t know Christ. To reach people no one is reaching, we’ll have to do things no one is doing." - Craig Groeschel I know there are some church leaders who read that quotation from Craig Groeschel and throw up a little...

The three minutes before you receive the offering at your church are incredibly important. Craft the experience with the same intentionality you give the core message for the service. Making sure the “offering talk” is done well every week will boost your ministry's resources and ensure people understand this vitally...

94% of churches are losing ground against the population growth of their communities.  At unSeminary, we find practical and helpful ways to reverse this trend. We want your church to grow and have an increasing impact in your community! Fall is a key growth season for leading churches. Your church...

Churches that make a difference in their community have figured out relationships and how to scale. Thirty years ago, the small group movement helped churches break through growth barriers. Large churches felt small when people met in homes and developed a deeper sense of community. In fact, small groups are...

Today we're doing a special Monday edition of the unSeminary Podcast and we're talking with Meagan Ranson from 2|42 Community Church in Michigan about how they are leveraging Pokémon GO game as a community service tool. We're doing this episode today to bring you up to speed on what the game...