Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. - Colossians 4:5 How do first-time guests go from not knowing anything about your church to being engaged in your ministry? There are at least four distinct stages that I believe the guests who arrive...

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast and thanks for joining us with Reggie McNeal of Leadership Network. Leadership Network began in 1984 with just 20 leaders and now serves over 200,000 leaders around the world. They help identify where God is working at the edges of his kingdom and help...

We may be heading into another economic recession soon. Over the last 3 decades, they have come around with uncanny regularity, although we seem to be caught by surprise every time. The fact is that we will once again face widespread economic pressure in the future. I'm not an economist...

Thanks so much for joining us today for this episode of the unSeminary podcast. We’re absolutely honored to have Brad Lomenick with us today. Brad is one of those guys who knows everyone, so you’ve probably heard of him or seen him a time or two. He spent 12 years...

Welcome to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. We’re so happy to have you with us today as we talk with Shaun Nepstad from Fellowship Church in Antioch, California. Shaun is a fifth generation pastor on both sides of his family. He always wanted to become a pastor but...

You are probably going to have some sort of announcement time this weekend at your church. The worship music is about a transcendent connection with God and the teaching is about understanding his purpose for our lives. The announcements move people to take action and engage with the church: join...

Church leaders worry about money. They worry about the church being able to pay its bills. They see the gap between the vision they believe God has given them and the reality of the contents of the offering plate. They're nervous about what will happen if they can't finish the...

Your website is more important than the front door of your church. It serves as your ministry's public face to the community you are attempting to reach and serve. Long gone are the days when your website was a "nice to have" frill for your ministry ... it's now a...

Have you heard that our attention spans are shorter than a goldfish's? It's true. A recent landmark study done by Microsoft found that the average human attention span lasts 8 seconds. Trusty goldfish can pay attention for 9 seconds. The study goes on to show that our ability to concentrate is...

  Hey, everybody, and welcome to the unSeminary podcast. Thanks so much for joining us today as we talk with Troy Palermo from Life Point Church in Ohio. If you don’t know Life Point Church, you should. It started just over 10 years ago and is now made up of about...