UNSCRIPTED with Dino Rizzo

Pastors Shaun and Dianna Nepstad founded Fellowship Church in Antioch, California in 2002. They felt God gave them two words for the church: Hope & Healing. Hope for tomorrow and healing from yesterday, all found in a relationship with Jesus. The church is known for its life-giving culture and passion to see people come to Christ. Over the years, Fellowship Church grew from 350 to over 5,000 i...

“People need something bigger than themselves. And they’re bored - they’re bored with the American dream, and they need God’s dream for their lives.” Pastor Aaron Burke planted Radiant Church in Tampa Bay after he and his wife, Katie, felt called to be a light to the community of Tampa, where 87% of people don’t go to church. Since they launched in 2013, Radiant Church has seen incredible growth a...

“If you approach church planting like an expert, you’ll eventually become a critic of other churches.” Pastor Jason Laird knows a thing or two about the journey of a church planter. Learning how to contextualize ministry in San Francisco, where he planted in 2017, to supporting church planters with ARC, and now as a church planter again in Tennessee, Jason is passionate about approaching the city...

Unscripted Season 4 is here with fresh conversations full of raw authenticity and insightful leadership wisdom. Join Dino as he interviews eleven inspiring leaders, from seasoned pastors to CEO’s, each bringing a unique perspective and a rich depth of experience to the table.  “The comparison game gets me to look to the right or the left, but my race is not against you, it’s against my own potenti...

“I thought freedom was I would never have a panic attack - I would never be anxious. But through a lot of study, prayer, and counseling, I discovered freedom wasn’t the absence of those things, it was connecting to a power greater than myself in the middle of those things.” Diagnosed with an anxiety panic disorder over 30 years ago (in a time when no one ever heard of it or spoke of it), Pastor To...

“Prayer became more than an activity, it became our culture.” Michael and Lorisa Miller started a prayer meeting in a small, upstairs office space overlooking downtown Dallas in April of 2010. From that “upper room” prayer meeting, God birthed a movement of prayer and worship in Dallas that continues to grow to this day, expanding into cities all over the world. Michael and Dino sit down to discus...

“Some of the greatest developing leaders in our church are still young.” Milestone Church celebrated 20 years last fall. Pastor Jeff Little and Dino Rizzo tour Milestone’s new facilities and discuss the journey of pastoring through so many seasons, the importance of relationships, and being authentic instead of polished.“ You can go to a small church that feels cold or a big church that feels cold...

“We started with honor and believe we’ve seen so much favor because of that.” Earl and Oneka McClellan are the founders and lead pastors of Shoreline City Church based in Dallas, Texas. They started Shoreline with a Bible study in a nursing home in 2012 and have grown into multiple locations, services, and expanded internationally into Guatemala. They’ve been married for over 20 years with three c...

“I never played for the fame. Once I became a believer, I knew this was a platform God had given me and how I used it would be a reflection of my love for Him.” Kevin Mawae is a football coach and former professional player who played in the NFL for 16 seasons, most notably with the New York Jets. Mawae played college football at LSU, where he was a first-team All-SEC, and was selected by the Seat...

Kicking off the much-anticipated Season 3 of "Unscripted," Dino sits down with Mark Pettus, Highlands College President, at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, AL. After 13,000 students gather at the Motion Conference, they discuss a wide range of topics about reaching the next generation. “If there’s anything that’s a long game, it’s building Student Ministries.” Dino asks Mark thought-provokin...

Unscripted is back with a fresh season full of inspiring interviews you don’t want to miss. Join Dino as he sits down with some dynamic guests from church planters to seasoned pastors. Conversations span a broad range of topics between leaders of the next generation, an influential prayer and worship movement, and an NFL Hall of Famer turned coach. One thread between all these impressive guests -...

“We ‘beat the odds’ - our original launch team was on the team and staff for 7-8 years because we pastored them from day one. We do it for the one.” Kyle and Liz Turner are the Lead Pastors of Kingdom City Church in Kansas, City, MO. Building the local church together for over a decade, they, along with their three incredible kids, are passionate about pastoring people and seeing them come alive i...

Davey Blackburn is a church planter, coach, author, speaker, podcaster, and founder of Nothing is Wasted Ministry. In 2015, four years after they moved to Indianapolis to plant a church, his pregnant wife of 7 years was murdered in their home during a break-in.  “When you’re in ministry, you almost have this unwritten agreement with the Lord. If we’re gonna be in the center of your will, and we’re...

“Our hope is that we can disciple and teach people how to leverage their influence to pull others up and push them forward. We want our city to experience the victory of Jesus Christ.” Mayo and Kai Sowell are the founders and senior pastors of LIIV Atlanta, launched in September 2022. Mayo, a former pro football player who met Jesus his fifth year in prison, and Kai knew they were called to go bac...

“If God pours out His Spirit and no-one ever does anything, then we just had a good church service. What we need is more workers.” Chris Hodges is the founder and senior pastor of Church of the Highlands in Birmingham, AL. Under his leadership, Church of the Highlands has launched campuses all over the state of Alabama. He also co-founded the Association of Related Churches, leads a coaching netwo...

“It’s not just a way for your eternity, it’s a way for your life.”  Noah and Maddy Herrin, one of ARC’s first Gen Z church planting couples, are preparing to launch Way Church in Nashville, TN in August 2023. Dino and son, Dylan, interview them in Nashville to hear about their launch process and the season of preparation that got them to where they are.   They share about the privil...

Vance Roush serves as the executive pastor at Vive Church in the Bay area with lead pastors Adam & Keira Smallcombe. His background is in technology, having launched his career at Google and named “one of 2022’s rising innovators to watch” by The Silicon Valley Business Journal. He’s also the founder and CEO of Overflow, a technology company that empowers nonprofits, churches, and corporations...

Kicking off Season 2 of UNSCRIPTED, Dino Rizzo and son, Dylan, sit down with Rich Wilkerson Jr., pastor of VOUS Church in Miami, FL. In a wide-ranging discussion, they cover Rich’s approach to preaching, what he learned from having a show on the Oxygen Network, and, ultimately, Rich’s passion for lasting in the ministry.   Rich and his wife, DawnChere, founded VOUS Church with the missio...

We are excited to announce UNSCRIPTED with Dino Rizzo SEASON 2. UNSCRIPTED follows ARC Executive Director Dino Rizzo as he travels and visits with pastors, church planters, and leaders worldwide. No topic is off limits as they discuss the highs and lows of church planting and pastoring, the leadership lessons they are learning, and ways we can help the local church thrive—all unscripted. Season 2...

Dino sits down with his son, Dylan, in the ARC studio to reflect on some highlights of the debut season of UNSCRIPTED and the 22 years ARC has been planting churches. The secret sauce of these conversations is they truly are unscripted, without any interview questions sent pre-interview. Dino wants to hear straight from the heart, and as Dylan and Dino talk about some of the meaningful moments, it...

In this episode of UNSCRIPTED Conversations with Dino, John Siebeling, pastor of The Life Church in Memphis, TN says, "Prayer, helping people, leadership, culture, missions, and outreach are all principles that remain the same over the course of a church. We may repackage ideas, but these principles are timeless.”   UNSCRIPTED follows ARC Executive Director, Dino Rizzo as he visits with...

In this episode of UNSCRIPTED Conversations with Dino, Pastor Herbert Cooper, from People’s Church, in Oklahoma City, unpacks how to get centered again when you feel discombobulated, not take yourself too seriously, and build bridges in a society full of animosity and division.   UNSCRIPTED follows ARC Executive Director, Dino Rizzo as he visits with incredible pastors and leaders around...

In this episode of UNSCRIPTED, you’ll learn many of the principles Brian and Heather Cromer, pastors of Queen City Church in Cincinnati, OH, used to build a thriving, life-giving community against many odds.  UNSCRIPTED follows ARC Executive Director, Dino Rizzo as he visits with incredible pastors and leaders around the world. These leaders are serving and giving their lives to the cause of...

In this episode Dino Rizzo joins the legendary Wayne Francis, pastor of The Life Church New York to talk about pastoring in an urban setting.  UNSCRIPTED follows ARC Executive Director, Dino Rizzo as he visits with incredible pastors and leaders around the world. These leaders are serving and giving their lives to the cause of Jesus Christ and making a huge difference in their communities. Th...

UNSCRIPTED follows ARC Executive Director, Dino Rizzo as he visits with incredible pastors and leaders around the world. These leaders are serving and giving their lives to the cause of Jesus Christ and making a huge difference in their communities. They get raw and real, discussing stories of church planting, leadership, struggles, relationships- all unscripted, of course. You’ll witness the incr...