Have you signed up yet for my new How to Write Your First Book Workshop? There’s limited space – and now less than 48 spots left – but you can still get in this week plus save $500.00 if you act quickly. You know you’ve always dreamed of writing a book. Let me help you do it. You’re invited to join me … Read More
Just $1 – My proven Assimilation book – Fusion
This Palm Sunday, people will visit your church for the first time. And on Easter Sunday, God will prompt even more – blessing His church with an even bigger turnout! Are you doing all you can to accept and honor His blessing? By tweaking your Assimilation System in the right way, you can infuse your church with new life! I’ve … Read More
Mistakes I’ve Made as an Author
Today’s guest post comes to us from my good friend Thom Rainer. Dr. Rainer is the CEO and President of LifeWay Christian Resources and has authored more than two dozen books. If you want to hear some really stupid mistakes I made as an author, then read the following with the hope that it might help you. I have authored, … Read More
Five Reasons Why Every Pastor Should Write a Book
Have you ever thought about writing a book? As a pastor, does it seem like more work, time and energy than you have to spare? The good news is, it doesn’t have to be. It’s actually easy when you have the right system (more on that later). After studying church growth for decades (you may know me to be a … Read More
McGavran Monday – Gentile on the Bridge
In honor of Dr. Gary McIntosh’s new biography of Donald McGavran, here’s today’s Monday moment: “By means of the ‘Gentile on the bridge’ there came to be in town after town within a comparatively short time a considerable number of Gentile converts who remained in close organic connection with large numbers of unconverted relatives.” – Donald McGavran Secure your copy … Read More
Books Change the World
This week in 1469 marks the death of of Johannes Gutenberg. Johannes was a developer of movable type, which became a powerful factor in the spread of the Protestant Reformation. Here are some pictures from August 2014 when my wife Kelley and I visited the Guttenberg Museum in Germany. Your partner in ministry, Nelson P.S. Taking a little inspiration from Gutenberg, now you don’t have … Read More
Leaders are readers: Why you should read 50 books this year
Today’s guest post comes to us from Stephanie Vozza for FastCompany.com. Stephanie is an author and freelance writer who, for more than 20 years, has written about business and productivity. If you want to get ahead in business, sit down and pick up a book. Warren Buffett spends 80% of his day reading. Bill Gates reads for an hour each … Read More
Infographic: Benefits of Reading
Today’s guest post comes to us in the form of a beautifully illustrated infographic by Raphael Lysander. Raphael dedicates this art to all those who love to read. … Read More
McGavran Monday – Missionary Enterprise
In honor of Dr. Gary McIntosh’s new biography of Donald McGavran, here’s today’s Monday moment: “Missions would function with new life if their aims were radically pruned and they rededicated themselves to the business of planting self-propagating churches.” – Donald McGavran Secure your copy of the book at 40% OFF plus insightful bonuses here. (the above quote is from p. … Read More
What’s Your New Year’s Resolution?
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’ve been called to so much more. Why not resolve to make 2016 the year where … Read More