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“The 96-Hour Snail-Mail Response is something every church can do. By Thursday afternoon of the week they visited, you should have a personal note in the hands of every person who provided you with a mailing address. If you are in an email-literate culture, this will follow the 36-hour Email. If not, this is your post-weekend starting point.” – Nelson Searcy … Read More

“Within a day and a half after their visit, each and every one of your first-time guests should receive an email that (1) thanks them for attending and (2) invites them to come back. Make sure you do both of those things. Too often, churches thank their guests for attending but fail to give them a direct invitation back.” – Nelson … Read More

Your Assimilation system is your plan for taking people from their first visit to being fully developing members of your church. Evangelism and assimilation go hand in hand. In fact, many times, assimilation precedes evangelism because unreached people will often attend your church for quite a while before making a decision to follow Jesus. You can’t simply expect your first-time … Read More

I’m excited to talk with you today about something life-transforming that will have a dramatic impact on the growth and health of your church! This is so important that I just had to make this available to you right away. So in this FREE video, I’ll introduce you to The Power of Assimilation and how making just a few small … Read More

“Why Assimilate? Assimilation leads to life transformation by giving people the means and opportunity to become maturing followers of Christ. In broad terms, “assimilation” can be defined as the process used to encourage your first-time guests to continue coming back until they see and understand God’s power, accept Jesus as their Savior and commit themselves to the local church through … Read More

“Without contact information, the Assimilation System breaks down. So once your first-time guests have successfully made it from the street to the seat, getting their information should be one of your primary goals – not just inspiring them with beautiful music or impacting them with your preaching. Your focus should not only be on getting them to respond to an … Read More

  “Even though our lives are filled with invitations big and small, ironically, the most important invitation we can offer someone is often the hardest to extend. It’s an invitation that can impact the course of someone’s life in the present and change his or her eternity. It can lead to a new relationship that will infuse love, hope and … Read More

“Baseball players and golfers cannot help but follow through on the force of their contact. It happens almost automatically – a result of sheer momentum. What’s the lesson? Follow-through is not optional; it’s integral. However, the health of that follow-through, the precision and form of it, will determine where and just how far the ball actually goes every time. The … Read More