The church is collapsing. The Gospel isn’t.
Enrollment is open for Q2 of Substack Seminary! Admission is rolling Quarters - join today to begin Q2 April 13, 2026.
If you’re a minister trying to figure out how to thrive in the Future of Church, you’re not weird.
You’re early.
And now, you’re right on time.
Most ministers who find their way here aren’t lost.
They know they are called to share the Gospel in new ways, in a new context. They’re pioneers.
They’re already seeing what’s coming, already moving toward it. And they’re doing it mostly alone.
We’re shocked that seminaries are still preparing people for a model that is disappearing:
Building-centered.
staff-dependent.
Completely supported by congregational giving.
The people doing innovative ministry are already figuring out new systems and paths for sharing the Gospel as they go, without a map.
Substack Seminary is the place to create this new model of church. Together.
What Substack Seminary IS:
A year-long development, networking, and training community for ministers. We take on one theme per quarter and admit new enrollees four times a year.
What it’s NOT: Books, papers, or an ordination track. Preparation for serving the church in a way that is already obsolete.
The Quarters
Q1: GET UNSTUCK
Vision & Systematic Change
Q2: CREATE SUSTAINABILITY
Structure & Business Model (Now enrolling — 10 seats) Your ministry’s name. Who you’re trying to reach. The transformation you’re offering. How it gets paid for. A plan you can thrive in.
Q3: BRING CHURCH TO PEOPLE
Theology & Community
Q4: CONNECT IN AGILE NETWORKS
Technology & Collaboration
Substack Seminary is for you if:
You’re a minister — lay or ordained — building something outside the institutional box (or inside the institution, trying to build a new ‘box’).
You see the changes in the church and you’re already responding creatively. Or you want to.
You’re ready to name what you do, who you’re trying to reach, and how it gets financially supported.
You want real community, and real partners in ministry.
You want honest helpful critique of your dreams and how to make them a reality.
It’s NOT for you if:
You’re not ready to challenge the traditional church model - or not ready to be challenged yourself.
You “don’t have time” to devote about five hours a week during these Quarters to building your ministry.
You don’t have space to give as much support as you want to receive.
You’re not thinking about how what you’re doing right now is pioneering the Future of Church.
Q2 begins April 13th. 10 seats available.
The annual fee is $600 — but it goes up to $750 after April 3rd. Enrollment closes April 10th.
