The Unstuck Group

We surveyed nearly 200 churches...   Every quarter, The Unstuck Group compiles all the data we’ve collected to monitor trends in churches in the United States. For this quarter’s report, we are specifically focusing on trends in multisite churches. We received survey responses from 162 churches ranging from under 500 to more than 20,000 in physical attendance for worship gatherings. This is the second time we have produced this special edition of The Unstuck Church Report with a focus on multisite. We intend to repeat the multisite survey for one of the quarterly reports each year so we can continue to monitor trends over time. Get your copy for free here:

From a Monday morning Unstuck consultant poll: What's 1 key challenge you helped a pastor overcome THIS week? These 3 stood out: - Helped align the staff structure to their vision as they navigate intense growth. (They now have clarity on priority hires as well.) - Helped them confirm a financial model to support their multisite strategy. - Helped them make vague metrics clearer and measurable. Helping pastors lead unstuck churches is what we're all about.

If culture is so important, why is it so easily ignored? Culture is often pushed to the side because it isn’t seen as “urgent” or directly related to the accomplishing of ministry goals. It’s a long term play that gets pushed to the background in the midst of the tyranny of the urgent. And oftentimes pastors struggle to connect the dots around how much their team culture impacts the desired results they’re working towards. In most organizations, culture is unspoken and unexamined. But the best organizations and ministries are intentional in the articulation of the kind of culture they want to have. After all, culture is not just a way to make people feel good about where they work—It has very positive results in terms of effectiveness and productivity.

Pastors often reach out to us to help them with Staffing & Structure in situations like these: - One of their key leaders just resigned. - They know they need to let someone on the team go. - They don’t trust the leaders around them, so they carry roles that should be the responsibility of other senior staff leaders. - Several key staff members are underperforming: They don’t follow through on what they say they will do. Their competency in their roles is not improving. And yet, it’s hard to articulate a reason to let them go. - Everybody is responsible for all the ministry, so there are no clear lanes and everyone is overwhelmed. - Their church is growing and they don’t think structure can support the growth. They need to hire 3-6 roles, but don't know what to do first or what kinds of leaders to look for. - The staff seem overworked and burnt out, but they didn’t receive training on organizational leadership in seminary. The idea of restructuring gets too big and feels overwhelming. We bring a proven process that helps pastors position the team to do ministry at its highest potential. Churches tend to reach out to us again and again when they need to solve staffing and structure problems because: We recognize what’s unique about addressing people-problems on a church staff. Learn how it works --> https://lnkd.in/d-V_7RPK

There is so much more to serving than just the serving—in fact, serving is a key aspect of spiritual formation. And there are many unexpected benefits of a healthy volunteer culture. But it will take more than blurbs in the bulletin and pleas from the pulpit to successfully move people into volunteer positions in your church. Click below to read 5 of the common barriers and mistakes we see when it comes to volunteer engagement.

Did you know many capable households contribute more to their favorite charity than their local church? This trend is putting a significant financial strain on churches everywhere. We partnered up with Horizons Stewardship to share some timely financial wisdom. In this free resource, you’ll discover practical strategies to: - Effectively budget and manage your financial resources. - Connect your giving to your discipleship journey. - Identify ways to ensure your ministry plan is fully funded. Download "The Financial Sustainability Crisis" today at horizons.net/fundministry. 

"Unstuck helped us go from being 'multistuck' to moving catalytically towards multiplication." In this testimonial, Pastor Drake Farmer of Beulah Alliance Church (Edmonton, Alberta), shares how The Unstuck Process helped bring better alignment and clarity to their mission of multiplying through campuses.

Every quarter, our team shares The Unstuck Church Report to equip churches like yours with data and key insights in various key ministry areas.   In order to create these helpful reports, we need updated survey information!   Would you consider taking this multisite-focused survey to make sure your church's numbers are included in our Q4 2024 report?   There's very little existing research out there on multisite as a strategy, and we know it can be difficult to find good, solid benchmarks for multisite health.   That's why we're creating this report: to offer some helpful new insights into what's working in multisite churches today (and what isn't).   As always, we'll provide you with a free copy of the report when it's released—including insightful analysis and commentary on the data.   PS. The more data we can gather, the more insights we can confidently provide. Please share this survey with other multisite pastors you know. https://lnkd.in/e9PTG25s

Thank you for your support during this difficult time. We have been overwhelmed by the hundreds of heartfelt messages that have poured into our offices, sharing how Tony’s life and ministry impacted pastors, churches, and communities in such meaningful ways. Your stories of transformation and growth have truly blessed us, and they remind us of the deep legacy Tony leaves behind. These notes have been a beautiful encouragement, fueling our passion to continue the work Tony started by helping churches get unstuck to make a greater Kingdom impact. Looking ahead, we’re thankful that Tony’s wisdom will still be available through the podcasts and teachings he faithfully created for The Unstuck Group. His voice will also be heard as we release his final three pre-recorded podcast episodes starting Wednesday, October 2, beginning with Part 2 of “What It Really Takes to Reach Young Families.” It’s a powerful conversation filled with Tony’s signature wisdom and heart to have the local church reach the next generation for Christ. Words are inadequate to express our gratitude for you. God is using your support, prayers, and love to carry us through this time. Together, we’ll continue to move forward in Tony’s memory, knowing the work he started is far from finished. With deep gratitude, All of us at The Unstuck Group

We’re out of the office—Our whole team is taking the week to spend time together and celebrate the extraordinary life of Tony Morgan at a memorial service in Atlanta on Thursday. We will be back to normal operating hours on Monday, September 23. — Unstuck lead team