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
A Membership Class Trick: Build Connection Within The Group
The Journey Church’s newest location in Boca Raton, FL just celebrated it’s First Birthday. While we have seen tremendous numbers in our first year of New Believers and First Time Guests, one of the most excited elements is how many people have gone through the Membership Class AND are now fully engaged in the church in such a short period … Read More
Assimilation Tip: How to WOW First Time Kids – PLUS “Fusion Live Event” in Florida!
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 … Read More
New Eyes For A New Year – What Are New People Seeing At Your Church?
2012 is here, and this year’s “MUST HAVE” resource is The Assimilation Seminar! Here’s why: Every week, God entrusts our churches with First Time Guests, and your preparation and capacity to be a good steward of those guests will largely determine how quickly your church will grow this year. Since these people and families will be attending your church at … Read More
How to Responsibly Handle Your Church People’s Vital Information
As you may know, one of the hallmarks of my Assimilation System – for integrating newcomers into the life of your church – is the weekly use of a Connection Card. This is an information card that is filled out each week by everyone in attendance and includes contact info on one side and next steps and sign-ups on the … Read More
How You Can Get More People to Go Through Membership Class
I’ve written before about how I believe church membership is Biblical AND practical. Unfortunately lots of churches do a poor job of raising its value to the people who attend each week. In fact, I often get emails from pastors who are struggling to get people to go through their membership class and take that next step of commitment to … Read More