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...

Wow! This winter has been a long one! Polar vortex ... record low temperatures ... record high amounts of snow ... it's been a tough one!! I love what Connexus Church did to leverage the negative feelings about winter and celebrate spring. I asked Shawna Lester from Connexus to help...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    Warren Bird is the head of research at Leadership Network. This week he published the Leadership Network/Generis Multisite Church Scorecard ... the largest study of the multisite movement ever done. This report is full of fascinating insights into this explosive part of the body of Christ....

Source: Leadership Network/Generis Multisite Church Scorecard Please download and reuse this infographic! Kindly link back to this post. Thanks! Looking for more on the conversation about multisite churches? Check out other unSeminary posts: Frank Bealer interview on Ensuring Alignment in Multisite Churches. 10 Tips for Soft Launch Sundays for Multisite Churches. 11...

Today marks the release of the Leadership Newtork / Generis Multisite Scorecard. This is a fascinating study that attempts to define the multisite church movement. Once again Warren Bird does an amazing job pulling together data and interpreting it so we can understand what is happening around us. As I...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    At it's core every church has unique DNA that defines what it's going to be like and the impact it's going to have on it's community. On today's episode small group expert, Alan Danielson gives us some really helpful handles to understand our church's DNA...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    On today's episode of the unSeminary Podcast we're taking questions from listeners about Church Communications. We cover a wide variety of topics that I hope will help your ministry. Are you wondering how to keep your growing and complex ministry aligned? Thinking about upping your...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    Today's podcast is from the "Lost Episodes File" ... literally! I recorded this episode back in August 2013 but then it was lost on my hard drive ... so I was so glad when I got a chance to recover it and present it to...

Using video to communicate is a reality in many churches today. Whether you are producing a video to promote an upcoming event or if you are multisite church where video is at the core of how you deliver teaching ... many pastors find themselves thinking about how to make great...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    The multisite church movement continues to gain momentum around the world. Core to this strategy is an entirely new group of church leaders called "Campus Pastors" and they are vitally important to a healthy multisite strategy. On today's show we explore this important role and...