unSeminary Podcast

From One Campus to Six: Building a Global Leadership Model with Lane Lowery

Oct 2, 2025
Lane Lowery, Executive Pastor at Warren Church, shares insights into leading one of America's fastest-growing churches. He discusses the church’s transformation from a single campus to six, emphasizing the challenges that necessitated a new global leadership model. Lane explains how the player-coach structure fosters local connection while enabling oversight across campuses. He also highlights the importance of essential practices and maintaining a personal touch in a large church setting, ensuring every member feels valued.
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ANECDOTE

Front-Row Growth Experience

  • Lane joined Warren Church 19 years ago and saw it grow from one campus to six and from ~3,000 to nearly 7,000 members.
  • He describes front-row experience to exponential growth and staff expansion to 270 employees across campuses.
INSIGHT

Structure Determines Unity

  • Warren discovered a single-site leadership model stops working as campuses multiply and complexity increases.
  • Competing ministry silos emerged, showing structure directly affects unity and collaboration.
ADVICE

Adopt Player-Coach Global Leads

  • Implement a global leadership model with ministry-area leads who serve as both local pastors and cross-campus overseers.
  • Make those leaders 'player-coaches' so they remain grounded in campus ministry while aligning strategy across sites.
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