Tag: strategy
Why Most Churches That Start Small…Stay Small
by Carey Nieuwhof: So…you want your church to grow, right? When I ask ministry leaders whether they want to see growth, almost every leader I’ve ever talked to says yes. Sure…there are some house church movements that want to stay small. And some long time or xenophobic churches have lost their appetite […]
3 Ways Almost Every Church Gets Stuck
by Carey Nieuwhof: At some point, almost every church gets stuck. If yours isn’t stuck right now, just wait a while. Every church and organization gets stuck at some point. Usually, churches get stuck because what was working stopped working, When that happens, leaders aren’t sure what to do. While figuring that out […]
7 Disruptive Church Trends That Will Rule 2018
by Carey Nieuwhof: The culture continues to change rapidly around you as a leader, and especially as a church leader. If anything, the pace is accelerating, not slowing. The question is: are you and your team ready for all that’s ahead? For the last two years, I’ve kicked off the new […]
Healthy Church Growth: Programs vs. Path
Today’s post is written by Tony Morgan, Founder of The UnStuck Group. I’ve observed something interesting in healthy, growing churches over the last several years. The ones experiencing the most healthy growth tend to approach discipleship as a path. The leaders spend time thinking on how to best help people […]
5 Ways Your Parking Lot Might be Holding Back the Redemptive Potential of Your Church
by Rich Birch: Believe it or not, your parking lot could be the thing that is holding back the potential of your church. In fact, your church might not be living up to its total calling because of what is happening at the parking lot. We call this site unSeminary. […]
Bryce Baldwin Explains an Innovative Approach to Community Outreach Meeting Practical Needs
by Rich Birch: Welcome to another edition of the unSeminary podcast. I’m here today with Bryce Baldwin of Rome Alliance Church of Rome, NY. Rome Alliance was founded in 1915. Today you’ll find a mix of people there from birth to age 93. Bryce grew up in this church, later […]
5 Ways Churches That Want to Break the 1,000 Barrier Stay Personal & Relational
by Rich Birch: The only people who like big churches are pastors. One of the paradoxes that churches face as they grow beyond 1,000 in attendance is that they actually need to act more like a small church in some ways. The “competition” of large and growing churches is actually […]
Greg Curtis Offers Next Level Assimilation Insights For Your Church
by Rich Birch: Thanks so much for joining us for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today I have Greg Curtis with me, director of assimilation at Eastside Christian Church. Eastside Christian Church was founded in 1962 and was recently named the second fastest growing church in the country with […]
How to Attract and Keep Amazing Volunteers You Can’t Afford to Pay
by Carey Nieuwhof: You’ve probably fallen into the trap of thinking that the only way you can attract and keep great people is to pay them. It’s a natural way to think when you’re in leadership. First of all, that’s not true. And second, if you lead a church, there’s no […]
6 Dirty Secrets about Multisite Churches That (Almost) No-one is Talking About
by Rich Birch: Is your church considering going multisite? It would seem like every church leader I talk with is wrestling with this approach on reaching new communities. Studies have shown that basically every growing church is either already multisite or actively looking into it. I’ve been a practitioner of […]