A free book from Unseen Church

The Season They're In

Name: The Season They're In
Author: Corey Gonzalez

Four seasons, one question, and a church that sees its people.

If you could ask everyone in your church one question, what would it be? This book is about what happens when a church finally asks. It gives you a picture of a healthy church, four words any adult can use to say where they are right now, a wheel that turns those words into a next step, and a way to send one question you choose to everyone in your church, every quarter, with a person who knows their name on the other end.

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What's inside

A short book, on purpose.

Three parts, about a hundred pages, and the last part is the practice.

The Room

Why the most faithful people in your building are often the least seen, what the research actually says about it, and what the blindness costs a church every year.

The Picture

Seven marks of a healthy church from Acts 2, the gap that pathways and programs never closed, and four seasons that let a person tell you where they are in one word.

The Framework

The wheel, the next move conversation built on four questions Jesus asked, the one question you send every quarter, and the one number you take to your board.

Who it's for

Written for the pastor who is most of the staff, for the lead pastor whose staff meetings have quietly become the hardest part of the week, and for the group leader who will be handed one page and asked to have the conversation.

About the author

Corey Gonzalez is the co-founder of Unseen Church. He spent more than twenty years building and repairing the systems underneath other people's companies while playing bass at his church nearly every Sunday, in a building that never had a way to ask what else he carried. He now builds systems that help pastors see the season their people are in. He lives in Los Angeles, California. He still plays bass.

Questions pastors ask first

Is it really free?: Yes. Enter your email and we send you the PDF.
Do we have to work with Unseen Church to use it?: No. The four seasons, the wheel, and the one question are explained in full so a church can start on its own. Chapter thirteen describes what we build for churches that want help running it, and we'd welcome that conversation whenever you want it.
Who should read it?: The pastor first. Then whoever will be handed chapter ten and asked to have the conversation.
How long is it?: About a hundred pages. Two evenings, and the last part is the practice, so read it in order.
What happens after I sign up?: You get the book. After that, a few short emails from me about what's in it, then Field Notes, an occasional short note for leaders. You can leave anytime.

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