

unSeminary Podcast
Rich Birch
stuff you wish they taught in seminary.
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Apr 15, 2021 • 34min
Turning Obstacles into Opportunities: Church Real Estate Lessons with Andy Wood
Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Andy Wood, founding and lead pastor of Echo Church in California. Many times in ministry, the thing that should be an obstacle actually can become an opportunity if we think about it differently. Echo Church held strongly to this idea when it […]

Apr 8, 2021 • 23min
Loving the Church You Serve with Carl Kuhl
Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with church planter and lead pastor Carl Kuhl from Mosaic Christian Church in Maryland. Mosaic was planted in the fall of 2008, launching first in a movie theater, and has become one of the fastest growing churches in the country. When planting a […]

Apr 6, 2021 • 18min
3 Key Lessons For Your Church From a Study of 20,000 Online Events
Recently, a report entitled The State of Virtual Events 2021 was released, which looked at the experiences of 100 leading brands that ran over 20,000 online events in the last year. This study explores these brands’ thinking around online events as they have made the “great pivot” to utilize this option more and more. Like […]

Apr 1, 2021 • 30min
Helping Leaders Slow Down with Christa Hesselink
Thanks for tuning in for this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Christa Hesselink, founder of the organization SoulPlay. SoulPlay offers creative experiences, curated resources, and personal support to help individuals and groups dig deeper, listen well, and journey towards loving themselves, others, God, and our world, well. The last twelve months have been incredibly […]

Mar 25, 2021 • 33min
How to Help People Who are Burned, Bruised, or Wounded in Your Church with Steve Grusendorf
Welcome to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Steve Grusendorf who is a part of the denominal leadership at the Christian and Missionary Alliance. He started as a local pastor at a CMA church, always serving in leadership development, and a few years ago became involved in this aspect at […]

Mar 23, 2021 • 20min
Pandemic to Endemic: Five Questions Your Church May Still Need to Answer About COVID-19
The cultural and economic impact of COVID-19 is one of the greatest influences on the local church in at least a generation. Over the last year, we’ve seen COVID-19 impact our ministries in innumerable ways. In some respects, COVID-19 has accelerated positive change in the local church. The shift to equipping the majority of churches […]

Mar 18, 2021 • 32min
Working at Health while Facilitating for Growth with Renaut van der Riet
Welcome to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Renaut van der Riet from Mosaic Church in the Orlando, Florida area. Passionate about making the gospel beautiful however they can, Mosaic is continually pursuing how they can serve each other and how they can serve their community. This heart has led to […]

Mar 11, 2021 • 27min
Practical Help for Church Leaders Dealing with Home Life Pressures with Michelle Leichty
Thanks for joining in to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to be talking with Michelle Leichty, the Communication Director at Covenant Church in Indiana. For many church leaders, managing their homes and serving in ministry has been especially challenging to balance during the pandemic. Shifting back and forth between work burdens […]

Mar 4, 2021 • 36min
Speaking Truth to the Hearts of Executive Pastors with Kevin Davis
Welcome back to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Kevin Davis from 2|42 Community Church in Michigan. Kevin is one of the executive pastors and focuses on small groups, culture, and leadership development. What makes a good ministry leader? How can you learn to lead yourself well? How do you work through conflict […]

Feb 25, 2021 • 35min
Moving a Fast Growing Multisite Church from Centralized to Decentralized Leadership Structure with Rachel Long
Thanks for joining in for this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Rachel Long, Executive Pastor of Families and Multisites at Emmanuel Church in the greater Indianapolis area. Making the decision to go multisite and growing to multiple campuses will inevitably lead to a discussion about who answers to who on staff. The dotted […]