strategy

Leaders always attempt to anticipate what is going to change, so they can prepare for those changes in their organizations. Great church leaders are like sailors who are reading the breezes and adjusting the sails to catch the winds of change. While we worry about the latest social media trend or where...

  I’m super excited to have Adrian Schoonmaker from Grace Community Church in the Hudson Valley, New York, with us today. We’ll be talking about what it takes to develop spiritual coaches that can go out and really spread the church’s message and bring people to Christ. About Grace Community...

Email continues to be the killer communication tool for churches today. It's ubiquitous, inexpensive, response driven and easy to use. It's a great way to move people to action within your church ... whether it's getting them to attend, volunteer on a team, give to your mission or anything else....

  Have you ever stopped to think how amazing the human brain is? It’s capable of so many reactions in an amazingly short time. God gave us this brain, so doesn’t it make sense to understand it and learn how to use it to the full advantage within your ministry?...

A few weekends ago, I had the honor of joining a bunch of Young Life leaders as they hosted a leadership development weekend. Young Life is an international student ministry with hundreds of local clubs and 31 premium camps. I was privileged to spend time teaching them and seeing their...

  Today we’re talking with two people who can help us take a new look at missions work. Pastor Randy Hollis joins us today from Believer’s Church in Louisville, Kentucky, and Trip Critz joins us from Poverty Dignified in Charlotte, North Carolina. About Believer’s Church Pastor Randy has been with...

Last Sunday we canceled all 11 of our regular services at Liquid Church and asked people to join us at the Jersey Shore for one large service. It was an amazing Sunday as thousands of people from all our locations came together to celebrate what God has done through our church...

  Thank you for joining in for this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today I’m talking with Rodney Arnold of One Life Church in Knoxville. Rodney and I are mutual friends with one of my previous podcast guests, Bobby Williams, and I’m happy to get the chance to speak...

  Joining me on the unSeminary podcast this week is John Finkelde from Perth, Australia. John has been in the ministry for about 33 years. He spent 10 years as a team pastor, followed by 20 years as a lead pastor. About 3 years ago, John and his wife began...

Generosity needs to be baked in, not bolted on. There is a lot of conversation about how to encourage people to give to your church. Part of the generosity equation that isn't spoken about as much is how a church itself can be generous. My experience has been that as...