[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...

Recently I asked some friends of mine to help me understand how they use job descriptions in their churches and I've pulled together those learnings into this post so we can all benefit! I'm so thankful for the churches that answered my questions and for them providing the great examples...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    Darsen Sowers is a Kid's Worship leader at Reimage Church in Greenville, NC.  He has written music specifically geared for children ages 3 to 10 and has a passion for reaching the next generation with the message of Jesus. On today's podcast we talk about...

Churches run a lot of events. Even if your approach is a "simple church" model chances are you still are asking people to come to leadership team meetings, small group nights, children's ministry stuff and more. What is your standard approach to ensuring that you are gaining maximum attendance and...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    Have you ever been cornered on a Sunday by somebody asking you just squeeze this one little thing into the announcements? Did you ever get one of those emails from a team leader asking for stage time ... for the 100th time ... to promote...

I'm a fan of Facebook ... it really is a fantastic tool for connecting people. As a church leader looking to make an impact in the world around us I think we need to concern ourselves with how we can leverage tools like this for the gospel. Here are a few...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    Dan is the the Executive Pastor of 12 Stone Church in Georgia. He's been known as the "pastors' coach" because he provides practical and encouraging insights for pastors across the country. In this episode Dan provides help specifically for pastors leading smaller churches. It's packed with...

Easter at our church was stunning. We had over 5,000 people attend our services - a new record for our little church - but even more incredible is we had almost 200 people stand and make a commitment to follow Jesus! That never gets old ... I'm so thankful to...

Easter is the biggest of big days in local church ministry. All of human history swings on the hinge of Easter. For many churches this day is the pinnacle of a long process of inviting and work. It's an exciting time to in ministry in the local church. I emailed...