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Every summer The Discovery Channel rolls out the longest running cable television event in history called Shark Week. For 26 years, this week long series of special programming has been entertaining and educating millions people in 72 countries around the world. For Discovery it's a "cash cow" ... our should...

"Good company upon the road is the shortest cut." - Author Unknown Making your church more relational is important regardless of it's size. In small churches it's often assumed everyone knows everyone and so as leaders we don't work to ensure that people are connecting. In medium size churches we're embarrassed...

Is your church thinking about adding new service times in the future? We recently interviewed a number of church leaders within the unSeminary community who have led their churches through this change to help extract some helpful hints for you. I've attempted to compress all of this learning down into the...

When promoting an upcoming series of messages at your church you need to think carefully about the language you use to promote it. The right promotional copy can encourage your people invite friends while if you get it wrong it can actually repel people from your church. Here is a...

Having fun with your team is serious leadership! There is evidence that adults learn best when they are engaged in fun activities!  When we kick back have fun at work it helps us connect with our team members on a deeper level. Even in the midst of a tough season...

This year we've seen a spike in "haters" and "trolls" on our various social media channels at our church. Haters are people who love to jump in and drop negative comments in discussion but they're not looking for a reaction. Trolls are folks that are always looking to pick a...

If you could only be on one social media network as a church leader which one would it be? If you wanted to focus your efforts on a single network for simplicity sake where should your energy go? Where should you start your social media work as a church? Facebook...

Today's guest post is a treat from Dr. Garth Leno. Garth is the lead pastor of the Heritage Park Alliance Church in Windsor, Ontario, where he has been serving since 2003.  A graduate of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Bethel Theological Seminary, Garth loves to preach, cast vision, and develop leaders...

Vine and Instragram Video are two mobile micro video apps that are taking the social media world by storm. They enable people to make short (6-15 second long!) videos to share with their followers. The interfaces on these apps are simple to use and they are made for quick sharing....

Regular evaluation of your weekend services should be a normal pattern for your leadership team. For us it happens during a Monday morning meeting were we look at what happened the day before and we also settle on the services for the coming weekend. This is an important system that we...