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How Healthy is Your Church?
Pick up Nelson Searcy’s revised and expanded 8 Systems of a Healthy Church E-Book – a $23.95, yours for FREE!
Here you’ll discover Classic Church Growth Theory applied to the Challenges of the Modern Church.
Because it’s true that healthy church systems lead to a healthy, God-honoring and growing church! By God’s grace, I’ve identified and developed the Eight Systems of a Healthy Church® that I’ve used to coach over 3,500 churches in the US and around the world. These churches have adapted the eight systems to their unique ministry fields, resulting in great health and growth! Here’s a proven formula to apply to your ministry:
Healthy Systems = Healthy Church = Growing Church = Kingdom Impact
I encourage you to explore our site, download my free Eight Systems E-book, and join me on the path to church health and growth — so we can ultimately reach more people for Christ!
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Senior Pastors, You’re Invited to Give Coaching a Try — Test Drive the Renegade Pastors Network with Nelson Searcy, FREE for 3 Months!
“God has called you to more than mediocrity . . . Average is where the enemy wants you to live, because it’s the precursor of ineffectiveness — but average is exactly what God is calling you to abandon.”
The Renegade Pastors Network is a monthly coaching network for Senior Pastors led by Nelson Searcy that will help you abandon average in your ministry. Normally $99 per month — you can give it a try for FREE for the first three months (no credit card required)!
If you are like the majority of pastors, your years of ministry have decreased your passion and increased your frustration. In the midst of life’s chaos and the pressures of leading church week after week, “average” may have become your new standard.
But you are called to so much more!
- Achieve personal growth unlike any you have experienced as a pastor
- Find the ministry-life balance that often seems so unattainable
- Lead your church to growth and health — reaching more people than ever!
- Experience fulfillment in life and ministry as you fulfill your calling
- Accomplish great things for God’s Kingdom as you abandon average in all areas!
- Monthly 90-minute coaching calls with Nelson and other Renegade Pastors jam-packed with the latest leadership lessons, encouragements, challenges and pitfalls to avoid.
- Monthly Membership Training Package in your mailbox featuring church and personal growth-focused articles from Nelson and other leading authors and experts.
- Online Private Membership Hub Access where you’ll have access to exclusive benefits like recordings of the monthly calls, members bonus kit archives, in-depth book summaries and more!
- Exclusive Renegade Pastors email access to contact Nelson Searcy and the team
- Renegade Pastor discounts on powerful ministry resources and practical, cutting-edge live events
Join Nelson Searcy on a mission to abandon average and reclaim a life of impact and excellence. Are you ready to go Renegade?
Senior Pastors, Apply Now for Your FREE 90-Day Full-Access Membership, with No Credit Card Required! Normally $99 per Month Plus Get Immediate Access to $895.45 in FREE Resources!
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The Renegade Pastors Network: 4 Great Coaching Levels from Nelson Searcy!

The Renegade Pastors Coaching Network ia comprised of 4 levels (Silver, Gold, Platinum, &Titanium). Each level is your path of growing and continually moving up the ladder.
Renegade Pastors Silver: The Foundational Level (Open to all Pastors, Church Planters, & Ministers)
Renegade Pastors Gold: The Growth-Accelerating Level (Open to all Senior Pastors, Church Planters, & Campus Pastors and Future Lead Pastors)
Renegade Pastors Platinum: The In-Depth System-Specific Level (Open to all Pastors, Church Planters, Campus Pastors & Church Leaders - laity and ordained)
Renegade Pastors Titanium: The Highest Level (Limited Size Group: Approximately 35 Senior Pastors)
Click Here to Learn More About Nelson Searcy's Coaching Network & See What Level Is Best For You
Featured Resources from Nelson Searcy
The New Assimilation Seminar
Download Value: $2,328.90 $199
CD Value: $2,358.90 $229
DVD Value: $3,027.85 $299
Updated & Expanded: Discover the proven process to grow your church by welcoming first-time guests, keeping them coming back and moving them to membership. Seven powerful sessions plus new DVD Team Training Option!
The New Evangelism Seminar
Download Value: $1,693.40 $199
CD Value: $1,793.40 $229
DVD Value: $2,233.20 $299
Updated & Expanded: EVERY key strategy and tool — attract more unchurched and mobilize your people to reach more people for Christ. Six powerful sessions, editable documents plus new DVD Team Training Option!
Developing a One-Year Personal Growth Plan
Download Retail: $49.95 $29.95
CD Retail: $59.95 $39.95
1-hr seminar: Don't leave personal growth to chance — in this nuts-and-bolts resource, Nelson will guide you through developing a plan.
Time Management for Busy Pastors
Download Retail: $299.95 Only $25
CD Retail: $399.955 Only $49
3-hr seminar: Make the most of every hour of your week - discover Nelson's 34 proven time-management principles to get the most out of your day!
100% NO-HASSLE GUARANTEE: We are so certain that these resources will benefit you and your church that we will give you a 365 day no-hassle guarantee. Take your time to listen and implement the ideas in the resources your purchased and if at any time you are not fully satisfied, then you can receive a prompt and courteous refund.
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Meet Dr. Nelson Searcy
Nelson Searcy is the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Journey Church, with locations across New York City and in Boca Raton, FL. By God's grace, he identified and developed the Eight Systems of a Healthy Church® that he has used to coach over 3,500 churches in the US and around the world to adapt those eight systems to their unique ministry fields, resulting in great health and growth.
Nelson regularly coaches pastors online and in-person through the Church Leader Insights and Renegade Pastors Network ministries that he founded. He also leads several annual pastor in-person conferences and online training events. In ministry for more than 25 years, Nelson and his church routinely appear on lists such as “The 50 Most Influential Churches” and “The 25 Most Innovative Leaders.”
He is the author of over 100 church growth resources and 19+ books, including The Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Life and Ministry, The Difference Maker: Using Your Everyday Life for Eternal Impact, and Fusion: Turning First-Time Guests Into Fully-Engaged Members of Your Church. Nelson is the recipient of the prestigious Donald A. McGavran Award for Outstanding Leadership in Great Commission Research.
He is a longtime student of church history, especially mastering the areas of evangelism and church growth. He divides his time between NYC and South Florida. He battled Stage 4 cancer and has been cancer-free since 2018, praise God! He has an amazing wife, Kelley, and a teenage son, Alexander, who continues to grow in so many ways.


















