

unSeminary Podcast
Rich Birch
stuff you wish they taught in seminary.
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Jun 8, 2021 • 18min
Season of Hope: Your Church’s Fall 2021 Growth Opportunity
The coming months hold an unprecedented opportunity to see your church impact more people than ever before. As the country begins to shake off the shackles of COVID-19 and the ensuing economic calamity, we’re seeing new windows of opportunity. We must leverage this season for the message of Jesus. We can echo what Paul said […]

Jun 3, 2021 • 33min
Focusing on Jesus in a Distracted World with Steve Brown
Welcome to the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Dr. Steve Brown, President of Arrow Leadership and author of the book Jesus Centered: Focusing On Jesus In A Distracted World. Steve works to help leaders find clarity, community and confidence in their work as Jesus-centered leaders. He’s talking with us today about how to lead […]

May 27, 2021 • 28min
Improving Your Working Partnership with an Executive Assistant with Jannet Morgan
Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re chatting with Jannet Morgan, the Executive Assistant (EA) to Lead Pastor, Tim Lucas, at Liquid Church in New Jersey. She’s with us today to talk about the role of the EA supporting leadership in the church and how to make the most out of that partnership. Be […]

May 20, 2021 • 26min
Applying Pandemic Learnings from Church Online to Post-Pandemic Church with Jenn Clauser
Thanks for joining in for this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Jenn Clauser, the Director of Communications at Coker United Methodist Church in San Antonio, Texas. She’s with us today to dig deeper into online church and how to integrate it as a core part of our mission to reaching people who are far […]

May 18, 2021 • 11min
Is Your Team Languishing? Practical Help for Executive Pastors.
It’s clear that we’re entering a post-pandemic stress period in the life of the local church. All around us we see signs that our teams are stressed and not sure what to do next. Anecdotally, we’re hearing about huge turnover at churches, and we cannot ignore the rising anxiety in leaders across the country. Recently, […]

May 13, 2021 • 36min
Pete Briscoe’s Lessons from Coming Alongside Senior Leaders to Help with Communication & Self Care
Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Pete Briscoe, who served as the senior pastor for nearly three decades at Bent Tree Bible Fellowship in Carrollton, Texas, and now consults with and coaches pastors. He is with us today to talk about growing communication skills to improve preaching as well as how […]

May 6, 2021 • 31min
Pitfalls and Possibilities of VR Church with Jonathan Armstrong
Thanks for tuning in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Dr. Jonathan Armstrong today, an educator who has also helped run the virtual reality (VR) lab at Moody Bible Institute. Our perspective on what technology is and how it’s affecting our world keeps changing. In fact as younger generations have grown up with […]

Apr 29, 2021 • 31min
Practical Strategy for Developing High-Capacity Volunteers with Danny Franks
Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast! This week I’m chatting with a repeat guest, Danny Franks, Pastor of Guest Services at The Summit Church. The Summit Church has twelve locations around North Carolina and the heart of the church is set on sending. They continually want their people to be asking: how does God want […]

Apr 22, 2021 • 32min
Practical Help for Church Leaders in Emotional and Spiritual Growth with Bill & Kristi Gaultiere
Welcome back to the unSeminary podcast. This week I’m excited to talk with Bill and Kristi Gaultiere from the organization Soul Shepherding. Bill and Kristi felt called to study psychology for the purpose of ministry, and serve as spiritual directors and pastors to pastors. Soul Shepherding offers resources and training for pastors and leaders and […]

Apr 21, 2021 • 16min
How to Beat the Spring Lull & Gain Momentum at Your Church
The season between Easter and summer is a strange one in the life of a church. Many churches gain momentum coming up to Easter and then find the weeks that follow before summer arrives, drag on. In any other year, this lull in momentum can feel difficult to climb out of; however, this spring is […]