Amazon continues to be a force in our culture. In the run up to Christmas they sold 426 items per second! I just finished reading Brad Stone’s fascinating study of Amazon called The Everything Store. I was struck by the 14 leadership principles that Amazon (and CEO Jeff Bezos) operates by and...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    Tim Stevens is a team leader with the Vanderbloemen Search Group, an executive search firm that helps churches and ministries find great leaders. Previously he was the executive pastor at Granger Community Church in Indiana. During his twenty years there, he helped grow the church...

I love serving in a portable church.  For almost 15 years I've led in churches that set up and tear down each week. Rather than seeing it as a chore, I see it as an honor. It demands a lot from leaders, but I love how it draws in a wide variety...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    Jordan Schiller is a part of the leadership team at Real Thread. This is fantastic conversation as we chat about how t-shirts can be a ministry tool. Real Thread produces hundreds of thousands of shirts every year and in this conversation we dive into what...

You can learn something and the lesson will stay with you for a while. But if you feel something ... that knowledge is with you for a lifetime.  How does it feel to arrive at your church and experience it as a first-time guest? It's nearly impossible for church leaders to...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    Scott Cochrane is the Vice President of International Ministries at the Willow Creek Association. The WCA was birthed out of the Chicagoland church called Willow Creek Community Church and has a passion for helping leaders develop around the world. In this conversation, Scott talks about...

Over the years, I've had the privilege of taking a bunch of family vacations at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. I love it ... partly because it's such a fun place to visit and partly because I find leadership lessons everywhere I look. My family recently spent a week at WDW...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    Dan is the the Executive Pastor of 12 Stone Church in Georgia. He’s been known as the “pastors’ coach” because he provides practical and encouraging insights for pastors across the country. In this episode Dan gives us a behind the scenes look at 12Stone Church...

We've just come out of a 90-Day Tithe Challenge at my church and it had a profound impact on our financial picture. We were going through a series on Malachi in June and it seemed like a perfect fit with the third part of the series. For those who don't know, a...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    Greg Atkinson is an author, pastor, blogger and all around great guy! This is his second appearance on the unSeminary podcast and we're excited to have him today. Today he's talking about what innovation looks like from a biblical perspective and the role it should...