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Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Raul Burgos from Comunidad Cristiana in New Jersey. Raul grew up in the Dominican Republic and emigrated to the US when he was in his 20s. He's spent the second half of his life immersed in American culture and has helped...

It's already been said a million times, but we are living in an unprecedented age. This is true for your church as well as mine.  The impacts of COVID-19 and the ensuing economic meltdown that are rippling across the country are having profound impacts on churches everywhere.  As someone who...

There are a lot of “doomsday conversations” happening in church leadership circles about how COVID-19 and the ensuing economic crisis have brought on the end of the local church.  But I am a glass-three-quarters-full kind of leader. I believe that this is actually an incredible season where you can see...

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Steve Smith, Executive Pastor of High Point Church in Chicago, with us today. As High Point Church grew and multiplied, it had to make some key shifts to the way it was structured. Listen in as Steve shares about some of...

When you consider how many guests came to your church last year, do you ever wonder how you could get more of them to return?  Every time a new guest comes to your church, it represents a huge step of faith. What can you do in the next month that...

Only 6% of churches are growing faster than the communities they serve. Stop and think about what that means for a moment. A radical minority of churches are having an increasing impact on their communities. This is a problem for all of us. If this pattern continues over time, then...

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Joey Salazar, the Executive Pastor from Journey Church in Florida. The road to starting Journey Church began four years ago when the lead pastors had a dream of planting a church that would make Jesus accessible to everyone. In 2016 the...

Is your church considering going multisite? Maybe you already have another location or two and are thinking about launching more campuses in the future. Or is your church a single location that’s not at all interested in multiplying into new locations? The multisite movement has profoundly impacted the church across...

Has your campus growth stalled out? Have you launched a few locations but they aren't reaching the community in the way that you'd like? Are you wondering why your campuses aren't growing as large as your initial location?  In a recent study of the multisite church movement, Leadership Network found...

Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today I’m excited to talk with returning guest, Dan Zimbardi, Executive Pastor at Sandals Church in California. Sandals started 22 years ago in the living room of lead pastor, Matt Brown, and today has 11 locations throughout the middle and southern parts of California....