Category: Blog
Stop Being Limited By Leadership Scars
by Shawn Lovejoy: I have lots of scars. I have torn both ACL’s, the major ligament in each knee; I have a scar on top of my head from the time I had to get ten stitches because a PAIR of horseshoes fell on my head (long story, but it […]
Church Design Help for Non-Designers with Raj Lulla & Ben Lueders
by unSeminary: Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today we have Ben Lueders and Raj Lulla with us from the design company Fruitful Design. The company works with churches to help them reach the visual learners in the congregation. Raj and Ben are with us today to talk about why […]
7 tips to eliminate boring from your sermons (and avoid writer’s block)
by Carey Nieuwhof: Ever write a message or talk that even you suspected was boring? That’s exactly where I found myself a while back. I’d outlined my message for our current series weeks ago, but when I went back into it 6 days before delivery, I realized I’d written a […]
How a Type 9 on the Enneagram experiences your church and how to connect them
by Greg Curtis: Kendra at one of her favorite places to be: Big Bear Lake California. If you have three children like I do, you have had the concern for the emotional landscape of your child in the middle. My so-called “middle child” is Kendra. She is now 24. Kendra […]
4 ways conflict can help your church (and people) GROW
From Carey Nieuwhof: This is a guest blog post by Dillon Smith. Dillon is my content manager and is a member of my new Speaking Team. You can book Dillon to speak at your next event here. By Dillon Smith It’s true, I hate conflict. Maybe you do too. Your heart rate […]
An Actionable Plan to Replicate Disciples Where You Live
by Bobby Harrington: You’ve embraced the disciple-making lifestyle, but now what? You need to get equipped on what to do. In this series about our disciple-making partners we help you find excellent guides so you can become a more effective disciple maker. Meet Robby Gallaty, leader of Replicate Ministries. Tell us […]
Newsletter — August 2019
Thinking Outside The Box Training Everyday Missionaries Finding a great venue, advertising with eye-catching signs, and designing a slick website isn’t going to attract people to church like those tools have in the past. If we’re going to be successful in making disciples in this increasingly post-Christian culture, we’re going […]
5 Ways to Launch New Campuses
.et_post_meta_wrapper By Portable Church Industries: After working with multisite churches for over 25 years, we have seen churches launch campuses a lot of different ways. We have found there are generally 5 main ways to do it – and they all come with a list of pros and cons. *Watch […]
5 Signs You’re No Longer Inspiring Your Team
by Carey Nieuwhof: Leadership is hard. I totally get that, because I’ve been in it for over two decades. But to be perfectly honest, leadership never gets easy. The reason it’s never easy is because what’s hard keeps changing. You solve one problem, and now a new, likely larger on […]
How a Type 8 on the Enneagram experiences your church and how to connect them
by Greg Curtis: Charles and is son Rainier. As a Three, people who want to kick the tires once the truck is moving, can just be in my way. Not Charles Stoicu. Charles can walk into a room and rally people, silently lead people through others he is raising up […]