Today I’m teaching at all four Journey-Manhattan services and I’m challenging everyone to do a Servant Evangelism project right after the service. I’m giving them a bag of SE material and sending them out to ‘Do It Now!’ I did this a couple of years ago and about 20% of those in attendance did it – I’m praying for 50% … Read More
The Price of Greatness
“The price of greatness is responsibility.” — Winston Churchill, Former British prime minister
Be Ready to Reward
Imagine something with me for a minute… Let’s say I walked into your office right now and said, “Hi, I’m Nelson Searcy and here’s $1000. I want you to use this $1000 to improve your church.” What would you do? What’s the first thing that pops into your mind? Would you invest in your volunteers? How? Would you do something … Read More
Where There’s Slack There’s Lack – 1 of 8
SYSTEM #1: THE WEEKEND SERVICE SYSTEM Let’s start this Wednesday series “Where There’s Slack There’s Lack” by looking from the outside in – meaning we’ll work from the systems that are most obvious/ directly influence your people to the ones that are meant more to keep you and your team on track. We’ll jump in with the Weekend Service System… … Read More
Where There’s Slack There’s Lack – New Eight Week Series
INTRODUCTION: I’ve been playing with this phrase in my mind for quite a while now. It’s a true statement, don’t you agree? Where there’s slack (in energy or effort), there will be lack… a lack of fruit, a lack of results, a lack of passion… Those of you who are familiar with me and with Church Leader Insights are pretty … Read More
Whose Kingdom Are You Building? (Learn and Return)
I try to live by the axiom “Learn and Return,” which says: If you LEARN a lesson or principle that helps your church, you must RETURN that to others so they can benefit too. Sometimes this means that the ideas or lessons you are using are not your own and that you can’t take credit for them! It might also … Read More
Applications Now Available – New Coaching Network for Senior Pastors
It’s taken me a while to get it all together but the application for my new Tele-Coaching Network for Senior Pastors is now available. I’m very excited about this network and the quality leaders that have already applied. I could go on and on trying to motivate you to consider applying (we start in August) but let me just direct … Read More
Craig Groeschel’s Secret
I just heard a secret about Craig Groeschel….want to know what it is? A LifeChurch.tv insider (who will remain unnamed so he doesn’t get in trouble) told me this secret. I think you can trust the source. I even checked with another person to confirm it. (I hope you don’t think I’m passing along gossip.) Ready? At a recent meeting … Read More
Executive Pastor Coaching – Last Call for Applications
This Thursday, Kerrick Thomas, The Journey’s Executive Pastor, will be starting an 8-month Executive Pastor Tele-Coaching Network. I worked with him to design the network, which will tackle the 8 unique challenges for an Executive Pastor (they include, the systems challenge; the staffing challenge; the senior pastor challenge, etc.). This is a great opportunity for Executive Pastors or those who … Read More
How to Overcome Short Term Failures – A Saturday Quote
“You must have long-term goals to keep you from being frustrated by short-term failures.” — Charles C. Noble