Author: Esther Ritchey
Episode 507: Fundraising and Planting a Church During a Pandemic
By: New Churches In Episode 506 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed discuss how to be successful in fundraising and planting a church during this time. “During this social/economic crisis we are in, how do we raise support? How do we plant churches? What kind of evangelistic practices […]
Kids Ministry in the Reopening Phase: Roundtable with Christine Kreisher, Suzi Soares, Heather Celaya & Aanna Smalley
By: unSeminary Kids ministry has always cultivated some of the most innovative church leaders. And kids ministry is a growth engine behind the fastest growing churches today. To reopen your church without a kids ministry, I would contest, is not actually reopening the church. Listen in today as I’ve gathered […]
3 Things to Consider Before Giving Up on Your Spouse
By: Carey Nieuwhof You’ve heard people say that marriage can be hard, but you didn’t know it could be this hard. You married with the hope of sharing your life with someone who’s as pumped to make the most of it as you are, so how did the two of […]
Think Marathon, Not Sprint!
By: Stan Rodda It’s amazing the places you can learn truths about disciple making when you are aware enough to pay attention. I was reminded of a disciple making truth recently when I was watching my 15 year old son workout. He has been wanting to get bigger, faster, stronger. […]
In Conflict, Check Your Motives
By: Brandon A. Cox In Conflict, Check Your Motives .et_post_meta_wrapper Have you ever realized, mid-conversation, that the person you’re arguing with is actually right and you are wrong, but you’re already in too deep to turn around so you keep going anyway? Me too. It’s evidence of our pride and […]
Why Your Time Off Will Never Be Enough to Truly DeStress You
By: Carey Nieuwhof Let me guess. You feel like you really need to de-stress. 2020 has been unreal, and almost unbelievably trying—far different than any year you’ve led through before. Every leader I talk to is tired. Well, more than just tired. Stressed. Deeply stressed. And kind of exhausted. There’s […]
PODCAST 084: Christopher Benek, Virtual Reality, & Beyond Church Buildings
By: The Church.Digital What does the future hold for Virtual Reality?… for Artificial Intelligence? Talk to the business world and they’re chomping at the bit to take advantage of disruptions like these. But what of the church world? As a general rule, we’re more skeptical of these innovations. Is the […]
Time Management Matters in a Pandemic More Than Ever
By: Brandon A. Cox Time Management Matters in a Pandemic More Than Ever .et_post_meta_wrapper As I write this, we’re preparing for our 17th Sunday of NOT meeting together for a weekend worship service. Most of our people understand and appreciate the caution. A few are trying to understand and be […]
Unified Disciple Making Theory
By: Discipleship.org Albert Einstein wasn’t trying to explain disciple making in the church. But, like most pastors, Einstein thought there was something missing. The famous scientist was convinced of a yet-undiscovered framework that tied together the two known forces (gravity and electromagnetism) in the physical universe. For decades he worked […]
Turning Up the Volume on Reaching Unchurched People with Brett Bixby
By: unSeminary Thanks for listening in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have Brett Bixby join us from Bridgewater Church – a multisite church with campuses in New York and Pennsylvania. Founded in 1807, Bridgewater Church plateaued for many years with most of their growth being transfer growth […]