The Walt Disney Company continues to be an organization that churches should learn from. Obviously, our "core business" in the local church is totally different but there are many similarities in what we're attempting to do and what Disney does: We're both attempting to keep people engaged with "life span"...

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. I’m honored to have you with us today as we speak with Mitch Harrison, executive pastor at Canyon Ridge Christian Church in Las Vegas. Canyon Ridge has been around for about 20 years and has two locations, as well as church online. It is...

Prevailing churches make a consistent and focused effort to get people out of their weekend services and into some sort of "small group" experience. In fact, it's difficult to find a growing church that doesn't have a strong emphasis on its group culture. Over the years on the unSeminary podcast, we've...

Hello, everyone, and thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. Mark Crull, executive pastor at Northview Church in Indiana. Northview is a fast growing church with five campuses as well as online services. The church started in 1980 with 29 people meeting in an elementary school cafeteria and has grown...

What goals have you set for your ministry? Before you jump in and start setting goals, think through which types of goals you should consider. In The One Thing, authors Gary Keller and Jay Papasan talk about how leaders need to set "big and specific" goals. I've reflected on this handy...

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast and thank you for joining us. I’m honored to talk today with Bobby Herrington, the executive pastor at Mercy Hill Church in Greensboro, North Carolina. Mercy Hill started in 2012 as a plant of the Summit Church, and is now one of the fastest...

Prevailing churches always look for ways to grow their leaders. Although training often takes the form of traveling to conferences or visiting other churches, we also need to take advantage of smaller moments to push our team to think differently and grow. This can be as simple as giving your team...

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re honored to have Pastor Danny Anderson with us from Emmanuel Church in Indiana. Jim Devney founded Emmanuel Church in 1977 and Danny, who was originally the church’s high school pastor, took over in 2006 at the age of 28. The church continues to...

Executive Pastors sit in an important role in the local church today. They often find themselves at the intersection of the "organism" of the church community and the "organization" of the business of running the church. When moments of crisis or concern arise, Executive Pastors need to seek the advice...

You probably won't be surprised to learn that in a recent study it was found that 64% of adults own a smartphone. What you might find more surprising is that number is up from 35% over just four years. People have smartphones in their pockets and use them to connect...