Category: Ministry Teams
The False Debate Between Online and In-Person Church (How To Plan for An Uncertain Future)
By Carey Nieuwhof: So it’s been a year now since pretty much every church got online courtesy of the pandemic. As the world moves slowly but surely into the post-pandemic era, there are a lot of questions about what will happen to future in-person church. The return to church has […]
Episode 570: Strategic and Innovative Teams
By NewChurches.com: In Episode 570 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss creating teams to help with strategic and innovative thinking as you plan for the future. “In Episode 564 you talked briefly about the innovative and strategic teams you created. Please share more about that and how […]
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 To Create a Culture of Honesty on Your Team
By Shawn Lovejoy: On every team I have ever led, we have sought to maintain the “The Last Ten Percent Rule.” The Last Ten Percent Rule states that most people say ninety percent of what they are thinking, but they hold back that last ten percent out of fear of […]
Jesus-Centered Missions
By Jay Fast: I’ll never forget the moment when I was struck with the fact that Jesus intentionally used short-term, cross-cultural mission trips as part of his disciple-making process. It was the spring of 2013, I was sitting on a bench made from rough-cut logs on a beautiful day at […]
Millennials, Gen Z and Your Church with Benjamin Windle
By unSeminary: Thanks so much for joining us for another unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Benjamin Windle. A native Australian, Benjamin has worked as a youth and young adult pastor in the US and currently helps churches develop Generational Intelligence in reaching Millennials and Gen Z through an assortment […]
Lessons In Getting People Back to In-Person Services with Kyle Mercer
By unSeminary: Welcome to the unSeminary podcast! Today we have lead pastor Kyle Mercer with us from Two Cities Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Two Cities was originally planted out of The Summit Church with J.D. Greear in 2016 and grew to about 1300 people before covid, becoming one of […]
3 Ideas For Increasing Your Influence With Gen Z
This post on influencing Gen Z is written by Shane Sanchez. Shane is The InsideOut Director for Gwinnett Church (a campus of North Point Ministries.) I recently interviewed Shane on ChurchPulse Weekly. You can listen to the interview here. By Shane Sanchez Does the idea of influencing the next generation […]
PODCAST 088: Matt Lombardi – What Do You Mean Your Church Won’t Experiment?
By: The Church.Digital Thank you very much, COVID. That long-term vision? That playbook? Your church’s strategy? It’s all trash. Every church is in startup mode, and we’re reimagining the idea of church moving forward. Reimagining is going to require some experimentation. Is your church capable of experimenting? Do they […]
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 […]