[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY0IRo8LJyU] In case you've been asleep for the last two weeks ... here is Wikipedia's description of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: The Ice Bucket Challenge, sometimes called the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, is an activity involving dumping a bucket of ice water on one's head or donating to...

Are you tired of starting the year at your church feeling as if you are already behind financially? Have you ever wanted to fund new ministry initiatives but you weren't sure where to get the money? Are you worried that you aren't going to finish this year "in the black"...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    With over a dozen years of local church ministry Justin has spent the last several years starting business' and ministries that partner with pastors and churches to advance the Kingdom. He is the founder of Helpstaff.me (now Vanderbloemen Search), Oaks School of Leadership, and MinistryCoach.tv...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    Today's episode is a bit a different than a normal church leader interview ... during today's podcast we give you a sneak peek into two resources we're launching that have been designed to help you and your church go further, faster. Looking for more help...

[vimeo 102085263 w=500 h=281] For the last few summers our Family Ministry team has been hosting an arts and music camp called Camp Rock. Our team really does go above and beyond to make it great for our guests who participate. There is a lot that I'd love to celebrate...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    Rob Cizek is Executive Pastor at Northshore Christian Church, a non-denominational church of 1,500 and Christian academy of 1000 in the Seattle area. He oversees daily operation of the organization and its ministries. In today's interview he provides some great coaching for church leaders looking...

We can get stuck in a rut when it comes to our leadership and church communications. Even in the most "progressive" churches we can just do things the way that they have always been done. Here are a few areas that I think we can suffer from our past habits...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    Today's unSeminary podcast is a special episode designed to help you thrive (not just survive) this summer at your church. We all know that summer can be a tough time for churches ... lagging attendance, lower volunteer engagement, revenue is down ... but what if...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um5OK6pnyD0] Over the last few months our music team has been working to record, produce and release an original worship song. This song was written by one of our team members and it sprang up out of some stuff that was happening in the life of our church. It's...

One of our roles as church leaders is to have our pulse on the shifting cultural around us so we can serve our community better. We need understand the times so we can have clarity on what actions we should be taking as a church. Below are some "signs of the...