unSeminary Podcast

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Lee Coate , the executive pastor at The Crossing in Las Vegas, and the president of Growmentum Group . Today Lee is talking with us about Growmentum Group, how they are helping church leaders accomplish their missions, and how to use the different seasons of leadership that are found on your teams. Accomplish your mission. // Growmentum wo...

Thanks for tuning in to the unSeminary podcast. We’re with returning guests Scot Longyear and Heath Bottomly today. Heath is the Lead Pastor of the Creative Teams at Pure Heart Church in Arizona and Scot is the Senior Pastor of Maryland Community Church in Indiana. Scot and Heath talk with us about their book Fight For The Future: Creating The Right Blueprint For Building God-Sized Dreams . From d...

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with DeWayne McNally and Paul Schulz from Hill Country Bible Church in Austin, Texas. DeWayne and Paul both serve as executive pastors of ministry by dividing the responsibilities; DeWayne handles the operations, multiplication and family ministries while Paul takes care of the personal/spiritual growth related ministries, including the worship...

Thank for joining us for the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Shaila Visser , the Global Senior Vice-President for Alpha International . Alpha is an 11-week course that creates a space for people to invite their friends for a conversation about life, faith and Jesus. Worldwide, an increasing number of pastors believe evangelism is wrong. This mindset, on top of the changes of the last...

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. I’m happy to be talking with Johnny Scott , the lead pastor of Generations Church in Trinity, Florida. Ever wonder what a self-sustainable church might look like? Curious about how to use business as ministry? Listen in as Johnny Scott shares how churches can use holy-owned businesses to reach their communities in creative ways while also developing a...

Thanks for tuning in to the unSeminary podcast. This week we’re talking with Patrick Lencioni , one of the founders of The Table Group and an expert in leadership, teamwork, and organizational health. Pat’s also the author of 13 books which have sold millions of copies around the world, and today he’s talking with us about his latest book, The 6 Types of Working Genius: A Better Way to...

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today I’m excited today to be talking with Chuck Fenwick , lead pastor at New Haven UMC in Indiana. How do we build churches that are both reaching new people, and caring for the people who are with us? It’s a universal tension all church leaders face. Listen in as Chuck shares about how to identify your target audience and allow them to influence the decisi...

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’ve got Dr. Warren Bird with us today. He’s the Senior Vice President of Research and Equipping at the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA), and an author of over thirty books. Warren is back to talk about the New Faces of Church Planting survey which was performed back in the spring , and some of the results around church multiplication...

Thanks for joining us here at the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Dr. Derry Long , from the Yellowstone Theological Institute . He’s served for 45 years in many church leadership roles and is here to share his knowledge with us. At churches, it’s not uncommon for 20% of the people to do 80% of the work, but as church leaders, we need to own how we might contribute to a lac...

Welcome to the unSeminary podcast – so glad that you have decided to tune in. This week we have with us Aaron Tredway , Lead Pastor of Fellowship City Church in Ohio. As church leaders, we know that when we empower others, we can accomplish more together than we can alone. But it can be hard to “give your job away”. Listen to today’s podcast as Aaron shares how the team men...

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today I’m excited today to be talking with Josh Husmann , lead pastor at Mercy Road Church in Indiana. Mercy Road is one of the top reproducing churches in the country with a passion for multiplying disciples, leaders, churches, and expanding the reach of the gospel throughout the state of Indiana. If churches want to exponentially expand their reach for Chr...

Thanks for joining us at the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking today with Mark Williams , Executive Pastor at New Day Christian Church in Port Charlotte, Florida. The last few years have seen a lot of changes for church leaders and their congregations. How do you continue to grow and change when people are burned out and trust needs to be rebuilt? Listen in as Mark shares about the slow and steady...

Thanks for tuning in to the unSeminary podcast. We’re excited to talk with Joey Speers , a brand builder and digital marketer. He and his wife founded the Speers Collective Inc. , the parent company of Creativ Rise and Brand Therapy . Joey is talking about how churches can generate brand clarity that makes growing their mission simple and enables them to connect with the people they’re...

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Mike Bonem , a coach and consultant who helps church leaders with vision discernment, organizational design and strategy. In the last three years, everyone has had to make massive changes. Now as churches have found their new normal and are looking to the future, there can be pressure from within to return to the way things were. Lis...

Thanks for joining us on the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re chatting with Aaron Senneff , the Chief Technology Officer at Pushpay . Pushpay is a digital engagement platform that provides a donor management system, including donor tools, finance tools and a custom community app, to churches. Technology is more important than ever in the church. But how do we effectively use it to inform our...

Thanks for joining the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Jeremy Norton , lead pastor at Mountainview Church in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. Being a church leader in a place like the Yukon is a little like living in the future. Listen in as Jeremy shares how to engage with your neighbors and city in a post-Christian setting. Challenges in today’s world. // Canada is post-Christian and more...

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking today with Pete Briscoe , who was the senior pastor at Bent Tree Bible Fellowship in Dallas for almost thirty years and preached through the Telling the Truth ministry, reaching an audience of more than 1.2 million people every week. Currently Pete is a coach for church and business leaders and is sharing with us today from his wealth of...

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re chatting with Janetta Oni , the Creative Director at The Summit Church in North Carolina. Compassion fatigue is far more common in ministry than we might like to admit. It can be easy to wear busyness like a badge of honor while burning out in the process. But there’s a way to lead from healthy boundaries for the benefit of both you and you...

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re chatting with David Raney , the Executive Pastor of Ministry from 2ND Baptist Church in Arkansas. 2ND Baptist is one of the fastest growing churches in the country, and as a growing church they want to make sure people get plugged in so they don’t fade away. Listen in as David shares how to build a system for healthy small groups that’s alw...

Thanks for joining us for the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Jeff Henderson , founder of The FOR Company , which helps organizations build a good name where purpose and profit grow together. Many people are more familiar with what the Church is against rather than what the Church is for. What does your church WANT to be known for? What would the people you are trying to serve say you...

Thanks for joining the unSeminary podcast. We are talking with Heath Bottomly , the Lead Pastor of Creative Teams at Pure Heart Church in Arizona. Does your church’s organizational structure match the vision that you believe you have been called to? Listen in as Heath shares how to get clarity about what is true, realign your structure, and build margin into your systems in order to achieve...

Thanks for joining us for the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Larry Osborne , the Teaching Pastor and Kingdom Ambassador at North Coast Church . North Coast has nine locations in California, one in Ohio, one in Hawaii, and one in both Mexico and Japan. Churches can be tempted to look back to the old way of doing things and wish we were there. But we’ve been trusted, empowered an...

Thanks for joining us for the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Executive Creative Director Melody Workman from California-based Sandals Church – one of the fastest growing churches in the country for several years now. It’s hard for churches everywhere to build high performance volunteer teams. Often our growth strategy for volunteer teams doesn’t match our growth strategy...

Welcome to this episode of the unSeminary podcast. We’re chatting with Chris Hahn , the Executive Pastor of Missional Spaces at Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago. In the demands and activity of ministry, church leaders can find there is a disconnect between their public leadership and struggles in their personal lives. Don’t miss today’s podcast episode where Chris shares his st...

Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. Today we have Carl Kuhl with us, the lead pastor of one of the fastest growing churches in the country, Mosaic Christian Church in the Baltimore/Washington, DC area. Listen in as Carl shares about the missing piece that will help people in our churches go deeper, both with God and each other, in order to find healing and freedom. A church for the wounded. //...