Wow! This winter has been a long one! Polar vortex ... record low temperatures ... record high amounts of snow ... it's been a tough one!! I love what Connexus Church did to leverage the negative feelings about winter and celebrate spring. I asked Shawna Lester from Connexus to help...

I believe that a part of being an effective leader in the church is keeping our eyes and ears open to the world around us and looking for lessons we could learn from the marketplace to apply to our churches. I've been thinking recently about the following companies and how...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    Every spring church leaders from around the world who are concerned about the next generation make a pilgrimage to Atlanta, Georgia for the Orange Conference. This conference is a "must attend event" from my perspective for leaders looking for inspiration and information to help their...

Easter & Zombies? New Years Resolutions Gangsta at Church? Fall Launch Cold Case Christianity Remember Radio? It's a wireless audio delivery system ... most cars are outfitted with it ... you just turn it on and all kinds of content comes streaming in. Some "channels" (sort of like a Pandora...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    Mike Linch is the senior pastor at NorthStar Church and you need to get to know him and his church! So many church leaders dream of making an impact in the community they are place in ... Mike's church is taking action towards it! Every...

Come to the Early Service Download "Unbranded" Versions of those videos to use at your church! Just leave a comment to tell us you've used them! You may be aware that your church has an "optimal inviting hour" ... that time on the weekend that first time guests are most...

Today marks the release of the Leadership Newtork / Generis Multisite Scorecard. This is a fascinating study that attempts to define the multisite church movement. Once again Warren Bird does an amazing job pulling together data and interpreting it so we can understand what is happening around us. As I...

This spring our church put together a catalog and we're mailing it to 5,000+ homes in our database. It's not an insignificant investment for our church. Why is a church producing a "catalog" and how does it fit in our strategy? Recall // Like most churches our issue isn't getting people...

Recently I connected with church leaders from 33 churches from across North America and asked them to share with me what they are doing for gifts for their first time guests. This continues in a series where I've asked other church leaders to help us learn what is happening at...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    At it's core every church has unique DNA that defines what it's going to be like and the impact it's going to have on it's community. On today's episode small group expert, Alan Danielson gives us some really helpful handles to understand our church's DNA...