How can we more effectively teach and engage the people who are connecting with our churches on a regular basis? Most importantly, how do we help those people take their next steps towards Jesus? In the final episode of our Preaching series, Andy Stanley joins us to discuss teaching that helps people follow, not just believe in, Jesus.
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Being the primary preacher and teacher is one of the four main roles that a senior pastor can’t delegate. In the first part of our new Preaching series, Tony sat down with Brian Tome, Founding and Senior Pastor of Crossroads Church, to discuss his perspective on the future of preaching, digital ministry, reaching the next generation, and more.
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"Whether we want to admit it or not, the WAY we do church often becomes more important than WHY we do church. We choose tradition over mission."
In this final episode of our Simple Shifts series, Tony and Amy are discussing shifts related to our strategies, including our Sunday services, sermons, and multi-generational ministries.
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In this episode, Tony and Amy discuss three simple shifts to consider related to your church staffing and structure.
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In this week's episode, Tony and Amy are unpacking the first three simple shifts regarding your church's mission field and vision.
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Before we jump into our series on the simple shifts church leaders may need to consider, let’s first try to understand how we got to where we are today—and shift our focus for a moment on what doesn’t change.
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In our work with churches and pastors across the country, we’re hearing this question again and again. And the answer is a partial yes—some change is required to effectively engage our culture in this new normal.
However, a lot of the “new” that is needed for this new normal involves simple shifts that don’t require for us to become a completely different church. Join us starting on April 6 for the four-week "Simple Shifts" series.
In this week's episode, Tony and Amy walk through the 12 key questions for launching a new campus and offer best practices for decision-making, selecting a new location, and structuring your multisite staff team.
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There is a right way and a wrong way to approach multisite. In other words, not all multisite strategies produce the same results. Tune in as Tony and Amy walk through some of the core issues in popular multisite models that lead to dysfunction and disunity among campuses.
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This week, Tony and Amy are answering these questions and addressing more commons truths and lies about multisite.
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To give practical advice and encouragement to church leaders ready to reach outward and engage their community, I recently invited Dave Ferguson (Community Christian Church), Chris Hodges (Church of the Highlands), and Jerry Sen (OneChurch.to) to join me for a conversation around three strategies for reaching new people.
Tune in as we discuss evangelism, digital ministry, and more.
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In part two of this episode, Tony, Amy, and Sean explore more key differentiators in services that are reaching new people and those that aren’t, and give practical recommendations for enhancing key parts of your weekend experience.
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We've heard many people try to make the case that Sunday services don't work when it comes to connecting new people to faith. But our data speaks to quite the opposite.
In part one of this two-part episode all about reaching new people through your weekend services, Sean, Amy, and Tony share data, personal insights, and practical tips for enhancing your Sunday experience with outsiders in mind.
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To hear from an expert in this area, Amy recently sat down with Katie Allred, Co-Founder of Church Communications, to discuss how church leaders can begin reaching outward with their digital strategies. Tune in as Sean and Amy walk through these practical insights.
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It’s a new season—and that means we need to deploy new systems and new strategies to be effective in our outreach.
In the first episode of our series on Reaching New People, Tony and Amy sat down with leaders from Sun Valley Community Church to discuss some uncommon results: Their church has reached new people, baptized hundreds of new believers, and even started new campuses—all during the pandemic.
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In the final episode of our Reset series, Pastor Greg Laurie joins us to discuss the challenges Harvest Christian Fellowship has experienced, the ways they've pivoted their strategies and methods, and provides practical advice and encouragement for other church leaders.
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“The church won’t look the same in the future, and that’s okay.”
In Part 3 of our Reset series, Tony interviews Jonathan Smith, Lead Pastor at OneChurch.to, to discuss how they clarified their future direction, shifted their strategies to reach outward digitally, and reshaped their vision of discipleship for the betterment of their city.
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In Part 2 of our Reset series, Tony sits down with Pastor Ty Bean to discuss how Ty led Cowboy Junction Church to shift their programming and adopt a digital strategy, all while completing a building project during a pandemic—and how they came out stronger on the other end.
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“We can’t just think about the people who are in the room.”
This week, we're kicking off a new series called "Reset: A New Mindset for a New Season." In this episode, Tony sits down with Pastor William Attaway from Southview Community Church to discuss how his church is shifting their mindset and refocusing outward.
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It's almost the new year! But before we look forward to what's ahead, we wanted to stop and look back to celebrate what God's been doing at The Unstuck Group and through the churches that we've served over the last 12 months.
Listen in as Tony and Amy recap our team wins from the year and explain why they're optimistic about what's next.
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We first posted this conversation back in 2019, and it’s been one of our most downloaded episodes since. Clearly this content is more relevant than ever as churches seek to drive their vision forward toward action.
In this episode, you’ll hear a replay of a webinar all about the roles and responsibilities of an effective executive pastor, featuring Paul Alexander of Sun Valley Church, Jenni Catron of The 4Sight Group, and Dan Reiland of 12Stone Church.
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Every quarter, The Unstuck Group releases The Unstuck Church Report to help church leaders monitor trends and benchmarks in areas like ministry reach, connection, staffing, leadership, and finances.
In this episode, Tony and Amy are walking through the brand new data from our Q4 2021 report.
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