Category: Children
Why Your Church Should Care About 5th & 6th Grade Ministry with Zach Matchett
by Rich Birch: Today’s podcast is all about the next generation and why we need to focus our concern on them. Joining us is Zach Matchett, the fifth and sixth grade pastor at Northview Church in Indiana. Zach came to Northview—one of the fastest growing churches in the country—five years […]
All About Multisite // The 2019 Predictions Episode!
by Rich Birch: Welcome back to our monthly All About Multisite podcast! I’m chatting with a group of multisite ninjas and answering your questions about the ins and outs of launching new campuses. Our group is as follows: Natalie Frisk is our family ministry expert. She is a key leader […]
5 Factors That Should Move Your Church to Add Another Weekend Service
by Rich Birch: Is your church wondering whether to add another service on Sunday mornings? Are you looking to the future and trying to figure out when you should add a second, third, or even fourth time to meet on a Sunday? Wrestling with the right timeline to add a […]
Episode 337: The Importance of Children’s Ministry in Church Plants
In Episode 337 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed answer the question about how much focus a new church should dedicate to their children’s ministry. Here is today’s question: ” When you start a new church, would you focus on children’s ministry? Should that be your primary focus? […]
20 Steps to Children’s Ministry Safety for Your Church Plant
by Patrick Bradley: Children’s ministry safety in your church plant is serious business. But it doesn’t have to be mysterious. Here are 20 practical steps to stellar children’s ministry safety: No question, Jesus holds children in high regard. I’d say that churches in the US do, too, though we haven’t […]
7 Best Practices of First-time Guest Gifts at Your Church – unSeminary
by Rich Birch: Are you leveraging your first-time guest gifts effectively enough to move people from being guests to fully connected members of your church? I hope so, because this is an important piece of the connection timeframe; in fact, it’s a critical point in the eight phases of moving […]
7 Other Weekend Metrics Church Leaders Should Study Regularly
by Rich Birch: Too often, church leaders only pay attention to weekend attendance and revenue patterns at their churches. Sometimes these numbers are referred to as “nickels and noses” or maybe the slightly more vulgar “butts and bucks.” However, there are many other factors to consider if we’re trying to […]
Want to Reach New People? These 10 Habits Set Your Church Back
by Tony Morgan: What is the first-time guest experience really like at your church? When my team at The Unstuck Group helps a church assess ministry health, one key step we take is to attend and review the church’s weekend experience through the lens of an outsider. That’s because once you […]
All About Multisite // Robust Leadership Development Practices & Keeping Teams Aligned
by Rich Birch: Welcome back to our new podcast all about multisite! I’m chatting with a group of multisite ninjas and answering your questions about the ins and outs of launching new campuses. Our group is as follows: Natalie Frisk is our family ministry expert. She is a key leader […]
21 Easy Ways for Your Church to Be More First-Time Guest Friendly
by Rich Birch: This weekend new guests will arrive at your church. Some will be visiting for the very first time, and they will want to know what your church looks like on a regular weekend. Church leaders who want to make a difference always look at how to make […]