You won’t get a second chance. Seven minutes is all the time you have to make a positive first impression on the first-time guests who walk through your doors. In the first seven minutes of their experience with your church, your guests will decide whether or not they’re going to come back. That’s before a single worship song is sung and before a … Read More
What Gets Rewarded, Gets Repeated (Part 1) – First and Second Time Guest Gifts
What you celebrate in your church matters… it matters when it comes to evangelism, discipleship and life charge. Today, I want to challenge you to celebrate the right things and see a greater blessing in those areas of your church. There is an old leadership principle that says, “That which gets rewarded gets repeated,” and I think that’s true. In … Read More
FREE Webinar – Learn the Key to “Closing the Back Door” – This Week & Next
We’ve all heard this line from a frustrated pastor (or ourselves): “We would be growing if we could just close the back door.” The first step in closing the back door and keeping more first time guests is eliminating the mistakes you’re making now in assimilating new people! After coaching over 1,200 Senior Pastors – of all types, church sizes, … Read More
FREE Fusion Book Summary Today – Get Your Easter Guests to Come Back!
As the excitement of Easter Sunday wanes, don’t miss out on the lasting spiritual fruit – upgrade your Assimilation System to be sure you’re doing all you can to follow up with your Easter guests and help them get connected to your church. Today and Tomorrow, I’m giving away a FREE copy of the executive summary of my bestselling book,“Fusion: Turning First Time … Read More
Learn the Key to “Closing the Back Door” With My NEW Webinar – This Week Only
We’ve all heard this line from a frustrated pastor (or ourselves): “We would be growing if we could just close the back door.” The first step in closing the back door and keeping more first time guests is eliminating the mistakes you’re making now in assimilating new people! After coaching over 1,200 Senior Pastors – of all types, church sizes, … Read More
Church Systems How To – Think One Step At A Time
Last week I mentioned the HALF OFF “Back to the Basics” Sale we’re running on my 3 hour Seminar Resources (here’s the link) – I’ve expanded the sale this week, but I wanted to share one of the “basics” when it comes to your Assimilation System. If you’re not sure where to begin improving the 8 systems of your church for … Read More
Praise Report – Training Romanian Pastors in the Assimilation System
One of my greatest thrills as a coach is hearing about how God is using members of my coaching alumni to expand our influence across the U.S. and around the world. I recently received an email from Ryan Howell, one of my Advanced Coaching Alumni and Lead Pastor of Curtis Lake Church in Sanford, Maine. Ryan spent some time in … Read More
Learn the Key to “Closing the Back Door” With My New Webinar! – Still a few spots for Today or Tomorrow…
We’ve all heard (or said) this line: “We would be growing if we could just close the back door.” Well, the first key to “closing the back door” is eliminating the mistakes you’re making now in assimilating new people! After coaching over 1,200 Senior Pastors – of all types, church sizes, denominations, worship styles and geographic locations – I’ve identified … Read More
Brand New FREE Webinar, “The Top 3 Assimilation Mistake” – Space is limited
I’m just finishing up the final touches on my brand new webinar called “The Top 3 Assimilation Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them).” This webinar will help you close the back door and connect more new people into your church. The webinar is FREE and you can sign up now for one of six convenient times tomorrow or Wednesday. Reserve your … Read More
Easter was amazing… Now what? Post Easter Follow-up is a crucial next step.
Easter Sunday is always such an amazing day. I hope you had as wonderful of an Easter service as The Journey did in all of our locations. God truly blessed us with so many gifts. The gifts are the people that walked through our doors for the first time yesterday. Now we get to show our appreciation to God for … Read More