The Unstuck Church Podcast with Amy Anderson

The podcast discusses breaking growth barriers for churches of different sizes. It explores 7 reasons why small churches get stuck and offers practical ideas for growth. The hosts highlight their engagements at Quest Church and the church's success. They emphasize the importance of teaching and embracing change in small churches to reach more people for Jesus.

Tony Morgan interviews David Emery, lead pastor of Harvard Avenue Christian Church in Tulsa, OK, about their journey of overcoming decline, leadership change, and the pandemic. They discuss assessing the current state of the church, turning things around during the pandemic, and embracing a fresh start and moving forward.

This podcast explores the challenges faced by declining churches and offers actionable solutions. Topics include the impact of the maintenance phase on attendance, vision, and financial stability, the giving lag in churches and its relation to church growth, the importance of renewing the vision and simplifying ministry strategy in the maintenance phase, and the importance of being open to change and adopting new methods in declining churches.

The podcast discusses the challenges of sustained health in churches, including the importance of growth, unity, change, and generosity. It highlights the need for multiplying believers and expanding the ministry beyond church walls. The speakers emphasize the importance of continual growth and change for church health and introduce the Unstuck Church Assessment tool.

Explore the challenges faced by churches in different lifecycle phases like launch, momentum growth, and strategic growth. Learn about the success of First Church in D'Mott with their innovative multi-site strategy. Understand the need for mainline churches to embrace change and adapt to reach their community. Discover the importance of structure, systems, and a senior leadership team in sustaining church growth. Find out how flexible structures and high-level volunteer roles can support strategic growth.

When thinking about multisite expansion, most churches are not short of people to reach, new locations to open, or even money to expand. The biggest challenge impacting future multisite expansion is the lack of leaders to launch a new location—while still having leaders to serve existing locations. In this episode, Tony and Amy are wrapping up our multisite series with a conversation explaining the importance of leadership development for multisite health and outlining the unique characteristics of a campus pastor. Free Webinar: "Multisite Better" on March 30 Want to avoid multisite misery? In this free webinar, Tony Morgan and Amy Anderson will teach you proven strategies for better multisite results and help clarify your healthiest way forward. Register now. This Episode is Sponsored by Horizons Stewardship Horizons Stewardship is a team of generosity specialists, coaching professionals, and ministry strategists. Their data-informed strategies have helped thousands of churches raise billions for over three decades. Visit nextlevelgenerosity.com today to learn more. For the full episode transcript, links mentioned during the show, and to download the Leader Conversation Guide, visit this episode's Show Notes at theunstuckgroup.com/episode290. Join the Live Conversation on Social Media If you're listening on Wednesday, when the episode first releases, join the live conversation The Unstuck Group's team will be having on social media about this week's topic. We use hashtag #unstuckchurch on Twitter. Or you can join in on Facebook.

As churches consider adding new campuses, they need to establish a process for identifying new locations, hiring staff and building teams, and launching at the right time. In this episode, Tony and Amy will identify several common mistakes and best practices for churches who are considering launching a new campus in the coming months. Free Webinar: "Multisite Better" on March 30 Want to avoid multisite misery? In this free webinar, Tony Morgan and Amy Anderson will teach you proven strategies for better multisite results and help clarify your healthiest way forward. Register now. This Episode is Sponsored by Planning Center Planning Center is all-in-one church management system that gives you the tools you need to organize your ministries and give your congregants a place to engage. Go to planningcenter.com and start your 30-day free trial today. For the full episode transcript, links mentioned during the show, and to download the Leader Conversation Guide, visit this episode's Show Notes at theunstuckgroup.com/episode289. Join the Live Conversation on Social Media If you're listening on Wednesday, when the episode first releases, join the live conversation The Unstuck Group's team will be having on social media about this week's topic. We use hashtag #unstuckchurch on Twitter. Or you can join in on Facebook.

How do churches considering multisite find alignment around their strategies before launching new locations? And how do they maintain that alignment after the fact? In this episode, Tony and Amy continue our series on multisite strategy with a conversation on the importance of strategic alignment for multisite churches. Free Webinar: "Multisite Better" on March 30 Want to avoid multisite misery? In this free webinar, Tony Morgan and Amy Anderson will teach you proven strategies for better multisite results and help clarify your healthiest way forward. Register now. This Episode is Sponsored by Planning Center Planning Center is all-in-one church management system that gives you the tools you need to organize your ministries and give your congregants a place to engage. Go to planningcenter.com and start your 30-day free trial today. For the full episode transcript, links mentioned during the show, and to download the Leader Conversation Guide, visit this episode's Show Notes at theunstuckgroup.com/episode288. Join the Live Conversation on Social Media If you're listening on Wednesday, when the episode first releases, join the live conversation The Unstuck Group's team will be having on social media about this week's topic. We use hashtag #unstuckchurch on Twitter. Or you can join in on Facebook.

Whether you're preparing to expand through multisite or you're an existing multisite church, this new podcast series will walk you through the process to help you prepare now for future multisite expansion—whether that's launching your first or your fifth campus. In this episode, Tony and Amy discuss the key indicators that you are ready to expand through multisite—and one key indicator that you aren't. Free Webinar: "Multisite Better" on March 30 Want to avoid multisite misery? In this free webinar, Tony Morgan and Amy Anderson will teach you proven strategies for better multisite results and help clarify your healthiest way forward. Register now. This Episode is Sponsored by BELAY Great leaders delegate. With BELAY's free Leadership Toolkit, you'll learn the necessary steps every leader needs to accomplish more and juggle less. No one can do it alone. Get the support you need to get out of the administrative weeds, and back to growing your organization with BELAY. For the full episode transcript, links mentioned during the show, and to download the Leader Conversation Guide, visit this episode's Show Notes at theunstuckgroup.com/episode287. Join the Live Conversation on Social Media If you're listening on Wednesday, when the episode first releases, join the live conversation The Unstuck Group's team will be having on social media about this week's topic. We use hashtag #unstuckchurch on Twitter. Or you can join in on Facebook.

Does it feel unclear what "works" in ministry on this side of the pandemic? This week, we're sharing the replay of a recent webinar conversation where Tony Morgan and Amy Anderson sat down with lead pastors Chris Hodges (Church of the Highlands), Miles McPherson (Rock Church), and Omar Giritli (Christ Fellowship in Miami) to discuss what's actually working in their large now churches to reach new people and engage people in the life of the church a few years post-pandemic. This Episode is Sponsored by BELAY Great leaders delegate. With BELAY's free Leadership Toolkit, you'll learn the necessary steps every leader needs to accomplish more and juggle less. No one can do it alone. Get the support you need to get out of the administrative weeds, and back to growing your organization with BELAY. For the full episode transcript, links mentioned during the show, and to download the Leader Conversation Guide, visit this episode's Show Notes at theunstuckgroup.com/episode286. Join the Live Conversation on Social Media If you're listening on Wednesday, when the episode first releases, join the live conversation The Unstuck Group's team will be having on social media about this week's topic. We use hashtag #unstuckchurch on Twitter. Or you can join in on Facebook.