I have an announcement about two great events coming up in the next 2 weeks but first:

How to WOW First Time Kids:

Growing churches have learned the importance of taking great care of their first time guests but today I want to challenge you even further.

If you have implemented my Assimilation Seminar tactics, you are seeing a great return and on average many of you are reporting a 30%-40% return rate, but today we are taking another step.

Here’s my question: What are you currently doing to follow-up and WOW your first time kids?

Our newest Journey location in Boca Raton, FL, has been piloting a new tactic with some great results. Since I am so excited about the upcoming Fusion seminars my mind is on Assimilation today.

Here is what they are doing:

Every child who attends “Journey Kidz” receives an inflated beach ball in the mail! We purchase these inflatable balls from a wholesale store, blow them up and write a short greeting on the ball like “Thanks for joining us in Journey Kidz this week. “Have a ball” and we will see you Sunday!

The address goes on the opposite side. The post office will mail these as an irregular shape.

We have heard such good feedback from new parents on how excited their child was when they received this in the mail that I had to share this with you!

Now for the big announcement:
I am doing 2 Fusion Events in Florida. Join me LIVE for an updated Fusion Seminar. You’ll learn the proven system that has helped over 3,000 churches PLUS the latest learnings from The Journey Church and over 1,000 coaching alumni churches!

Thursday, March 8th, 9am – Noon, Orlando

Wednesday, March 14th, 9am – Noon, South Florida

It’s not enough to just attract first-time guests – you must learn how to keep them! This LIVE seminar on Assimilation discusses practical steps that will help you create an inviting environment for your first-time guests; one that they will want to come back to time and time again!

As a Part of this LIVE Seminar, you will learn:

• How to WOW! first-time guests by the way they are greeted, directed, treated and seated
• How to effectively collect information from first-time guests
• How to follow up on first-time guests so that they are prayed for and invited back
• How to survey first-time guests
• How to treat and follow up with second-time guests
• How to move people toward baptism and membership
• How to develop a customized assimilation strategy
• Plus so much more!

Space is Limited – register today!

Thursday, March 8th, 9am – Noon, Orlando

Wednesday, March 14th, 9am – Noon, South Florida

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About Nelson Searcy

Nelson Searcy is an experienced church growth strategist, pastor, church planter and coach, consulting with churches around the world. As founder of Church Leader Insights and the Renegade Pastors Network, he has personally trained more than 3,500 church leaders in over 45 denominations through live events, seminars and monthly coaching. Nelson is also the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Journey Church, with locations across New York City and in Boca Raton, FL. 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 18+ books, including The Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Life, Ministry and The Difference Maker: Using Your Everyday Life for Eternal Impact, and At the Cross with the People Who Were There. He and his wife, Kelley, have one son, Alexander.