Did you read your February Church Leader Insights Newsletter? Each month I send out the latest and best thinking on Church Growth, Evangelism, Leadership, Church Planting, and more – the best church leadership content I can find – designed to help you lead your church to greater health and growth. And the best part…. It’s absolutely FREE! (click here to … Read More
How to Effectively Follow-Up with New Believers – NEW RESOURCE
I love seeing New Believers in our church . . . and I bet you do too, right? There’s nothing more heart-touching and encouraging than seeing people make first time decisions for Christ. Even if I’m not the one leading the service – even if it’s not my church, I’m thrilled to hear stories about new believers. But more and … Read More
Celebrating Servant Evangelism at The Journey (Plus a FREE Resource)
Wow! I just received a great report from our team about our Servant Evangelism efforts last week at The Journey. Each semester, all of our Small Groups participate in one week of Servant Evangelism (SE). Here’s how it works… All of the groups that meet in a certain part of the city on Tuesday night come together at a central … Read More
Don’t Let The Economy Limit Your Evangelism – CLI Newsletter Rewind
Did you get this month’s Church Leader Insights Newsletter? Each month I send out the latest and best thinking on Church Growth, Evangelism, Leadership, Church Planting, and more – the best church leadership content I can find – designed to help you lead your church to greater health and growth. And the best part…. It’s absolutely FREE! (click here to … Read More
Don’t Be the (Evangelism) Bottleneck
by Nelson Searcy and Tommy Duke Evangelism is one of the purposes of the church that we recognize as a high priority – I rarely hear from a Pastor who isn’t trying to reach more people for Christ. But sometimes, Pastors and their churches appear to be doing and saying all the right things, but they’re seeing little (if any) … Read More
How to Reap the Fruit of Your Vacation Bible School
Most of you long-time readers know that I am a contrarian when it comes to summer. I happen to believe that summer is a great time to grow your church. And one of the best things about summer-time is that it offers you opportunities that aren’t available during the rest of the year. One great example of a “summer-only” outreach … Read More
New Sermon Series – Ignite Your People for Evangelism
“I wish my people would invite their friends to church” “We just need something to jump-start our evangelism” “I want to mobilize the people in my church to reach their friends” If you’ve ever let any of these sentences (or something similar) slip out of your lips, then welcome to church leadership. In fact, all of us have – at … Read More
Talking Servant Evangelism with Steve Sjogren
I recently got to speak with my friend Steve Sjogren about something that we’re both passionate about – the positive effect that Servant Evangelism can have on a church and a community. One of the most enjoyable parts of what God has called me to do is being able to pour into other pastors and church leaders – through coaching, … Read More
“I’m Not Being Fed…” – CLI Newsletter Rewind
One of the best parts of being a member of the “Church Leader Insights Family” is that each month you receive the CLI Newsletter, packed with the best church leadership content I can find. Here’s an article from Steve Mathewson that was included in this month’s newsletter (in case you missed it): WHAT “I’M NOT BEING FED” REALLY MEANS “When … Read More
How to Grow Your Church this Summer (Free E-Book)
Have you bought into the idea that summer is a time for you and your church to crouch in a corner and pray for an early fall? I doubt you’ve gone that far, but that’s essentially what thousands of churches do every summer – writing off the summer as a time when churches just don’t grow! After listening to and … Read More