Episodios

  • From Guests to Baptisms: Building Clear Next Steps with John Sellers

    From Guests to Baptisms: Building Clear Next Steps with John Sellers
    Nov 13 2025
    Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with John Sellers, Executive Pastor of Locations and a location pastor at Journey Church in Central Florida. Journey is one of the fastest-growing churches in the country, with a thriving online community, three campuses, and a fourth location on the way. Is your church […]
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    40 m
  • REPLAY: Church Growth Launchpad: 5 Levers Fast-Growing Churches Use to Multiply Invitations

    REPLAY: Church Growth Launchpad: 5 Levers Fast-Growing Churches Use to Multiply Invitations
    Nov 12 2025
    In this special workshop episode, Rich Birch unpacks the same five systems thriving churches use to move from hoping for growth to launching it. If you’ve ever felt like your church’s momentum is hard to sustain—or that your people love your church but don’t naturally invite—this episode gives you a simple roadmap to turn things […]
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    1 h y 2 m
  • Why Most 800-Person Churches Die of Niceness

    Why Most 800-Person Churches Die of Niceness
    Nov 11 2025
    Nice is not a growth strategy. When I was a young adult, I worked at a Christian summer camp called Camp Mini-Yo-We. You know the place; canoes skimming across a glassy lake, worship songs around a campfire that somehow made the stars feel closer, friendships soldered together over bug juice and burnt marshmallows. It was […]
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    14 m
  • Faithful in the Moment: Staying Rooted in Christ While Leading a Growing Church with Jeff Warren

    Faithful in the Moment: Staying Rooted in Christ While Leading a Growing Church with Jeff Warren
    Nov 6 2025
    Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re joined by Jeff Warren, Senior Pastor of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas. Founded 86 years ago, PCBC is a fast-growing multicultural, multilingual, and multigenerational church. What does it mean to stay faithful when leadership gets hard? In this candid conversation, Jeff shares […]
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    34 m
  • Stop Buying Church Marketing. Start Building Inviters.

    Stop Buying Church Marketing. Start Building Inviters.
    Nov 4 2025
    Most churches are overspending on visibility and under-investing in invitations. In the late 1900s 😉 I ran a dot-com back when saying “I run a dot-com” got you a seat at the cool table. We obsessed over our branding. Fancy logo. Perfect domain. Debated five kinds of red like our lives depended on hex codes. […]
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    16 m
  • Helping Your Church Engage with God’s Word Daily: Lessons from YouVersion with Lucinda Ross

    Helping Your Church Engage with God’s Word Daily: Lessons from YouVersion with Lucinda Ross
    Oct 30 2025
    Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re joined by Lucinda Ross, Central Group Leader of Communications at Life.Church, one of the most influential and innovative churches in the world. Since its founding in 1996, Life.Church has grown to more than 40 locations across the U.S. and a massive global online presence. […]
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    29 m
  • Stop Saying the Attractional Church Is Dead

    Stop Saying the Attractional Church Is Dead
    Oct 28 2025
    Let’s start with a confession. I’ve misdiagnosed “dead” more times than I care to admit…more than a coroner in a zombie movie marathon. I have this bad habit of declaring the demise of trends that are, in fact, quietly entering their prime. I thought podcasts were “saturated” back in 2013 when I started the unSeminary […]
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    16 m
  • Stop the Noise: Building Clear Communication in a Growing Church with Luke Cornwell

    Stop the Noise: Building Clear Communication in a Growing Church with Luke Cornwell
    Oct 23 2025
    Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Luke Cornwell, Communications Pastor at Realife Church in Indiana. Founded in 2007, Realife has grown into one of the fastest-growing churches in America with two thriving campuses, a STEAM Academy for preschoolers, and a partnership with Southeastern University. Luke brings a unique […]
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    37 m