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...

"We will do anything short of sin to reach people who don’t know Christ. To reach people no one is reaching, we’ll have to do things no one is doing." - Craig Groeschel I know there are some church leaders who read that quotation from Craig Groeschel and throw up a little...

The three minutes before you receive the offering at your church are incredibly important. Craft the experience with the same intentionality you give the core message for the service. Making sure the “offering talk” is done well every week will boost your ministry's resources and ensure people understand this vitally...

94% of churches are losing ground against the population growth of their communities.  At unSeminary, we find practical and helpful ways to reverse this trend. We want your church to grow and have an increasing impact in your community! Fall is a key growth season for leading churches. Your church...

If you get a group of pastors and church leaders together in a room and ask them what they wish they could change about their church, often the topic of discipleship comes up. Leaders want to see people more engaged in spiritual growth. Engagement with the Bible is high on...

Welcome, everyone, to this week’s podcast. I’m happy to have you with us as we talk with Julie Liem from Eastside Church in Anaheim, California. As long as Julie had been at Eastside she always worked in a volunteer role, but a few years ago the position of Director of Volunteers...

Churches that make a difference in their community have figured out relationships and how to scale. Thirty years ago, the small group movement helped churches break through growth barriers. Large churches felt small when people met in homes and developed a deeper sense of community. In fact, small groups are...