Hey, I still have space available for my all-new 90-minute Maximizing Easter Online Training but hurry, spots are filling up quickly! You’ll discover exactly why 2024 can be the best Easter for your church since before Covid! I’m sharing brand new content to meet today’s opportunities to reach more people than ever for Christ. It’s $49 but through this exclusive … Read More
Your New FREE Reading List: Best Books of 2023 for Church Leaders
Like so many pastors, you probably have a goal to read a lot more books this coming year (well, at least I hope you do because it’s a fact, leaders are readers!). So I don’t want you to waste another minute searching on Amazon to figure out what to read next…I’ve done the work for you. In the midst of … Read More
Free E-book for Pastors: What Should You Measure Each Week at Your Church?
“What gets measured gets done,” but what do you measure each week at your church? Just as you stay (or should stay) on top of the numbers that gauge your health, eg. blood pressure levels, weight and height — the same is true when gauging the health of your church. The numbers are blinking indicators that let you know if all systems are … Read More
Donald McGavran on the Ground to Be Gained
“Let us analyze causes for growth and non-growth. Let us remember that the task is indeed great and complex and ours is only one part of the whole. Let us ask God to forgive our sins – and push resolutely forward as if we had not sinned. There is much ground to be gained and there are many adversaries to … Read More
Maximize Your Church by Maximizing Your Systems
We all use systems to help us accomplish our objectives every day. Think about the system you have for getting dressed in the morning. You don’t put on your deodorant until you get out of the shower. You drink your coffee before you brush your teeth. Right? There’s a system to the way you prepare yourself for the day that … Read More
Shout Old Satan’s Kingdom Down
This day my soul has caught on fire, Hallelujah! I feel that heaven is coming nigher, O glory Hallelujah! Shout, shout, we’re gaining ground, Hallelujah!e We’ll shout old Satan’s kingdom down, Hallelujah! When Christians pray, the Devil runs, Hallelujah! And leaves the field to Zion’s sons, O glory Hallelujah! *Camp meeting songbook (1807): Shout Old Satan’s Kingdom Down
The Power of the Pre-Service
“Most of the people who walk through your door have been burned by the church, by negative press about the church, or by a friend or family member in the name of religion. More than likely, they are skeptical and waiting for you to mess up. When you give them a consistent pre-service experience that makes them feel valued, their … Read More
Maximizing Easter Online Training This Week – Your Special Code
You are invited to join me over Zoom this week for a 90-min Maximizing Easter Online Training. Don’t let this be an average Easter — at this online training, I will show you easy, practical ways to Maximize Easter. You will discover the easy-to-implement (and proven!) ideas you can use to overcome your current challenges and still GROW your Easter attendance. Collected, developed and honed at The Journey Church … Read More
The Importance of Recognizing the Source of Your Income
Giving is not something that comes naturally for us. We like to have complete control over our resources. After all, they are ours. We are the ones who got up and went to work for them. They sit in our bank account. We have a right to hold on to them as tightly as we’ like and to do with … Read More
Remembering Billy Graham today (free ministry gifts for you)
Today marks the anniversary of Billy Graham’s death. So today we are remembering the life and legacy of the 20th century’s greatest evangelist. And I have two free gifts for you that celebrate Graham’s impact and guide you in your own ministry (below). As he did for many, he impacted me in profound ways. In 1989, his book Peace with God was … Read More