In this episode, Nils Smith and Nick Runyon are together to talk about one of the most confusing, overwhelming, yet exciting topics today–cryptocurrency. Nils and Nick address questions about why…
In this episode, Jay Kranda, Nick Runyon, Nils Smith and Justin Murff are together for the Virtual Church Gathering to talk about what exactly a virtual church is, how ministries…
In this episode, we’re joined by Daniel Hall, Chief Creative Officer of Echo Global, a contact center for Gospel conversations. Daniel shares his learnings from their three million ministry conversations…
In this episode, we’re joined by the Director for Digital Strategy and User Experience (UX) of Moody Radio. Nils and Nick discuss with Yvonne the unique work she is doing…
In this episode, we’re joined by the vlogging pastor of Passion Creek Church, Arizona, Trey Van Camp. Nils and Trey talk about Trey’s humble beginnings, the creative process he uses…
In this episode, we’re joined by long time friend of the SMC Podcast and the Online Pastor of Saddleback Church, Jay Kranda. Jay and Nils discuss online church communities, the…
For Autumn Miles, social media is home. In this episode of the podcast, Nils and Nick are joined by Autumn Miles in a conversation about how social media can be…
Being in this world, but not of it – this is what well known Hollywood actor Stephen Baldwin is driven towards. Listen to Nils Smith and Nick Runyon as they…
In this episode of the podcast, Nils and Nick are joined by Nona Jones of Facebook’s faith-based projects and Bishop Joseph Walker of Mt. Zion Church in Nashville. Listen as…
“Coming in we thought we were doing good at leadership development, but now we see a path to becoming a lot better.” In their newly released research on multisite…
“It isn’t about the leader. It never was about the leader. It will never be about the leader. It will always and only be about Jesus and his people.” –…
Here’s something exciting to start off the year! Nils Smith and Nick Runyon break the biggest news on Social Media Church to date and shares with us their social media…
Here’s a collection of interesting, thought-provoking articles from around the web from recent weeks. For more links, check out our Flipboard magazines: Leadership Network Today, Leadership Network Deep Trends, and Ideas…
Which pastors are more likely to have visions for planting new churches or new sites? In an upcoming major research report from Leadership Network and Portable Church Industries, we found…
What does an insider look at the compensation practices of 1,251 large churches reveal? Leadership Network’s 2016 edition of “12 Salary Trends Every Church Leader Should Know” offers an…
By David Thoroughman I was recently talking with a pastor at a multisite church about the stagnant growth he was experiencing at one particular campus. The church (in general) is…
Our most comprehensive study ever, this report contains 35 pages of more than 20 tables and graphics, giving details and metrics on pay raises, bonuses, total staffing costs, top salary…
By Warren Bird To Get $1 Million, You Need 396 Giving Units Church leaders teach their congregations to put God first in their finances, but they often don’t know how…
By Warren Bird If you say the word megachurch, most people think of a gigantic sanctuary like the 16,000-seat former stadium of the Houston Rockets that hosts Lakewood Church led…