Questions have a curious function in the life of a leader. A good question can often propel us forward more than a great answer. Our roles in leading our churches requires us to not only work in our ministry but to also take a step back and work on our...

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Dr. Jeff Iorg, president of Gateway Seminary with us today. Gateway Seminary started classes in 1944 with the long time dream of a theological institute to train men and women for ministry in California. By 1959 it had...

Is your church considering launching a multisite campus? Do you think this might be the best next step in your journey? Have you wondered if this approach could help you reach more people more quickly? Over the years, I've had the privilege of talking with scores of church leaders who...

Thanks for joining in for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today I'm happy to introduce a new friend and guest, Dr. Glenn Daman, pastor at River Christian Church near Portland, Oregon. River Christian is a small church in a rural community near Portland. Glenn is with us today to...

Churches will often organize their Sunday morning content into series. In the simplest terms, a series is a collection of organized ideas and content that is easy for people to understand and share with their friends. As I discuss in my book, Church Growth Flywheel, leveraging the shift from series...

Thanks so much for joining in for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. We have a great conversation today with Jon Usborne, the Creative Arts Director with 2|42 Community Church in Michigan. 2|42 Community Church's heart beats for its community, whether it's the neighborhoods where they are located or building community...

Welcome back, friends, for a unique conversation today with Brian Dodd, author at the Brian Dodd on Leadership blog and Director of New Ministry Partnerships at INJOY Leadership Solutions. Brian is with us today to talk about leadership and leader development and how he used his research of both to...

I’m so glad you tuned in to today’s unSeminary podcast. Today I'm chatting with McKenzie Schreck, the executive pastor at Capital Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Capital Church just celebrated their twentieth anniversary this past fall. They began from a group of college kids who followed their professor to...

Church leaders in prevailing churches think of themselves more like scientists testing theories than bakers applying a prescribed recipe. Rather than looking for the “perfect” strategy for your church, it’s better to consider your practices as a series of experiments and then watch the results. While it’s important to learn...

Welcome back once again to another exciting episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m so happy to have Creative Coach and Consultant Stephen Brewster with us today. With missionary parents, Stephen has lived all over the world and then grew up to go to six different colleges, so he's experienced a lot...