At some point every church leader needs to get in front of their community and ask them to give to the mission. These moments can be some of the most awkward moments ever in your services. As a leader you feel like a slimy used car salesmen ... while your...

94% of churches are loosing ground against the population growth of their communities. In 2050 the percentage of the US population attending church will be half of 1990. Stop Saying Size Doesn't Matter. Stop Justifying an "Insiders" Mindset. Stop Giving Growing Churches the Stink Eye. Stop Convincing Yourself that a...

On Sunday I bumped into somebody who had recently started attending our church. I was so encouraged after talking with her because it was her third Sunday at Liquid and she was already trying to find a Life Group to get connected to! As we chatted a bit more I...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    Every church thinks it's reaching people far from God ... Bob Franquiz came to the stark reality that his church wasn't. On today's podcast Bob talks about his journey from transforming his church from just reaching "insiders" to becoming a magnetic church that attracts unchurched...

Often when people "do the announcements" at church they just chat through a list of various items. This disregards the fact that our culture is dominated by visual learners and that people respond to the use of imagery in communications. In fact, our broader culture is training our people to...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    Bobby Williams is the pastor of Ridge Community Church in Oak Ridge, TN. In this episode Bobby gives us insight into a new way of following up with First Time Guests at his church. He talks us through how he's strategically using email to make...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    Carey Nieuwhof has led more change in his church in the last 10 years than most pastors will lead in 10 lifetimes! Carey is a "must listen to" leader for church leaders wanting to understand how to lead your church through change. This episode is packed...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    Corrin Bauer is the social media guru behind everything at Mars Hill Church. Today's episode is packed full of practical insights on leveraging social media channels for ministry outcomes. Corrin manages social media channels that currently reach over 500,000 people daily and in this interview...

When "announcements" are done well they help move the community to be more engaged in the vision your church. When they are done poorly they drag on the service and make everyone wish they would just stop! The difference between these two extremes is often really simple things. Here are...

Visual content is critical for driving engagement on your church's social media channels. The goal of posting on social networks is to get people commenting, liking and sharing ... and people love visual content! In fact, Facebook's EdgeRank system that decides what content ends up being viewed by people favors...