Volunteer teams fuel churches. Imagine what would happen this coming weekend if your entire team didn't show up. Church would really stink. People gravitate toward where they feel valued. If you aren't taking the time to show and tell your volunteers that you value the contributions they make to the...

We've all had "one of those Sundays" when nothing seems to go right. The sound system was giving you all kinds of trouble. Videos were being fired at the wrong time. Team members didn't know their music. Feedback. Frustration. Feelings hurt. It was far from the kind of experience that you want...

A part of our role as church leaders is to be students of the culture we find ourselves in. Rather than just swimming along and doing things like we've always done ... we need to respond to the current changes in the culture around us. Here are three facts of...

What would you do if there was a shooting at the theater that you rent for your church on a Saturday evening? What if it was the night before Easter? Today we have a guest post from Tim Day, the senior pastor of The Meeting House in Toronto. The Meeting...

Rather than seeing "announcements" as a distraction from the reason we gather together as a church I think they can be critically important in the life of a community. These times can be a window in the heart of a church for first time guests as they get a sense...

Today it's my honor to have Shane Duffey guest posting here at unSeminary. Shane is a part of the directional leadership team at NewSpring Church in South Carolina. This is one of the most innovative churches in the country and a big part of that innovation comes from Shane and his leadership....

In January, I had the privilege of spending the day with the team from The Rocket Company.  They exist to provide practical how-to training for pastors and church leaders. This spring they are out doing themselves (again!) with a free online Preaching Conference on May 1st from 12pm-4pm (EDT). They've pulled in...

Easter is almost here! Today we have some done-for-you content that you can plug into your social networks to help you promote your services. 70% of your people use social media regularly ... how can you leverage that channel in these last few hours before Easter Sunday? Facebook Statuses // Some...

Recently I was at a middle school and saw these bookmarks proudly displayed at the check out. They were no doubt put there to encourage the young people to read more. They are a leveraging the look of the "popular" band AC/DC to help make reading look appealing. The problem...

Today is World Water Day ... this is a cause that has grown to mean a lot to me over the last few years. I'm so proud of Liquid Church because we've really embraced this issue as a church. Your church should be involved in the clean water crisis and...