Category: Assimilation
Practical Strategy for Developing High-Capacity Volunteers with Danny Franks
By unSeminary: Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast! This week I’m chatting with a repeat guest, Danny Franks, Pastor of Guest Services at The Summit Church. The Summit Church has twelve locations around North Carolina and the heart of the church is set on sending. They continually want their people […]
A way to add new volunteers to your teams this year that you are probably overlooking.
By Greg Curtis: Let’s face it. 2020 has taken a huge bite out of our volunteer apple. As churches cautiously regather, many volunteers have chosen not to return because… The spike in COVID makes them afraid to regather They are in a high risk demographic They are moving away due […]
How did this small church more than triple in size in less than 3 years?
By Greg Curtis: Hint: it wasn’t outreach. Watch my 23 minute video interview with Robby Smith who pastors Redemption Church, a small church that has tripled in size in less than 3 years (including growth in during the quarantine). I love this guy, his leaders and his church. They are […]
Ideas and strategies for church guests in the "New Normal".
by Greg Curtis: It’s a humbling experience to be speaking alongside thought leaders of this caliber. I am so excited about this conference and the help it will give to all of us who strive to serve and connect guests….and it’s coming in just a few weeks from now! […]
CNLP 369: Greg Atkinson on How to Grow Engagement in Online Attendance, Best and Worst Digital and In-Person Church Practices, and Improving the Church Guest Experience
by Carey Nieuwhof: Greg Atkinson returns to the podcast to talk about welcoming guests online. So much has changed since COVID hit, and Greg shares best and worst practices for engaging online and in-person guests, how to move attenders into engagers, and how to best deal with trolls and other […]
Increasing Engagement at Your Church with Tony McVickers
by unSeminary: Welcome to today’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Senior Pastor Tony McVickers from RockFish Church in North Carolina. RockFish Church is a multi-racial, multi-cultural church located near Fort Bragg and draws a large number of military members and families to its services. But this […]
Two ways to handle political division like Jesus did (Facebook Live summary session 11).
By: Greg Curtis I recently had a person make a confession to me. They were at a weekly men’s prayer breakfast with 4 new men attending. During the prayer request time, he had asked everyone to pray against our current president and his policies as he believed all Christians should. […]
How to connect with guests who are watching your services on demand instead of live (Facebook Live summary session 9)
By: Greg Curtis When I was a kid, I never dreamed I would watch TV the way I do today. In first through third grade, one of my all time favorite cartoons was “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”. It came on once a year. That’s not a typo. I’m […]
The Need for Chat
By: The Church.digital When I was a kid, I was told that talking in church was not allowed. My parents would allow me to draw or put my head down, but talking was not permitted. As I got older, I was permitted to sit in the student section of church […]
Episode 498: Assimilating Through Connection During Limitations
By: New Churches In Episode 498 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss how to assimilate new members to your church as you work to worship together through limited circumstances. “This is James with Foundation Presbyterian Church just outside Columbia, S.C. We are a church plant that began […]