Exploring church data trends and key findings from the latest Unstuck Church Report, focusing on Jesus-centric churches. Insights on balancing ministry budgets and staffing, with success stories from 20 churches. Discussing challenges and successes faced by churches like Mariner's Church and Raleigh Durham summit.

Exploring the importance of staff structure to reach and connect with new people in the church. Discussing strategies for creating intentional weekend services. Emphasizing the impact of building aesthetics and online presence on attracting attendees. Highlighting the significance of signage and guest services for a positive visitor experience. Stressing effective communication and structure in church activities beyond announcements.

Leaders discuss mobilizing churches to reach communities using the B.L.E.S.S. model. Strategies include prayer, listening, serving, and sharing stories. The podcast highlights the effectiveness of blessing others and creating an evangelistic culture in churches.

The podcast covers practical tips for churches to improve connecting with new guests, including the Try 5 strategy. It explores indicators of an effective guest connection strategy and discusses various methods for connecting with new visitors and implementing follow-up strategies. The episode also highlights proven strategies for guest connections and follow-up, emphasizing clear communication and the importance of designated personnel to own intentional systems for guest engagement.

The podcast explores the benefits of strategic events for reaching new people and connecting them with the church. It discusses the differences between healthy and unhealthy events, highlights the importance of personal invitations, and provides best practices for designing events to reach outsiders. Additionally, it emphasizes the need for measurable end goals and capturing contact information to engage new people effectively.

Learn from the mistakes of others in church leadership with insights on multisite operations, church websites, and staffing issues. Explore the importance of financial planning and avoiding pitfalls in church strategic planning for sustainable operations and ministry impact.

This podcast discusses how churches can lose focus on their mission to reach new people for Jesus as they become more focused on the voices inside the church. It addresses the issue of prioritizing comfort over spreading the gospel and highlights the importance of prioritizing the gospel message and the great commission. The podcast explores the resistance to change in stuck churches and the mistakes made when prioritizing certain aspects over making disciples. It emphasizes the importance of evangelism in the church and provides recommendations for maintaining alignment on the mission.

Learn about the negative consequences of complexity and lack of alignment in churches, and how transitioning to a clear discipleship path can lead to growth. Discover the importance of defining a mission, vision, and strategy. Find out how a successful church embraces change while staying united, and how to solve communication challenges. Understand the role of meetings in organizational communication and the importance of aligning systems and structures with the church's mission and vision.

In this podcast, the hosts discuss 'stupid church tricks' related to church leadership and staffing. They talk about the negative impact of having more than one lead pastor, mistakes in church leadership and staffing, the importance of a diverse team, and common 'stupid church tricks' that can lead to church splits. The hosts offer their assistance in helping churches grow and encourage listeners to maximize their potential.

Tony, host of the podcast, recaps the key trends of 2023 in churches and shares plans for 2024. They discuss reaching out to churches for help, exploring different formats of content and platform performance, churches' experiences and challenges, and express gratitude and announce a new series.