Asking the Tough Questions About Your Preaching

Does your congregation remember what you preached last Sunday? How about the Sunday before that? I don’t want to burst your bubble, but numerous studies over the years have shown that people forget the majority of the information they hear from a communicator within 24 hours. Chances are, every message you work so hard to prepare and then deliver with … Read More


Nelson SearcyChurch Systems, Easter, Leadership, Pastor Resources, Preaching, Worship Planning

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FREE E-book: 9 Steps to Double the Effectiveness of Your Preaching (Countdown to Easter)

Preaching is personal, right? I mean, we all wrestle with a bit of ego when it comes to our preaching skills and the impact they have each week. We adopt the “If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it,” mindset when in reality we are ALL works in progress and have gaps and bad habits in our preaching that we’re often … Read More


Nelson SearcyChurch Systems, Easter, Leadership, Pastor Resources, Preaching, Worship Planning

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Biblical hospitality – Is your church family prepared for new guests?

As the old saying goes: If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. But I’d like to spin that a little and say: If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail. Preparation is key to success in any endeavor. To leave your house in the morning, you have to prepare yourself. You shower, comb your hair and brush … Read More


Nelson SearcyAssimilation, Church Growth, Church Systems, Leadership, Pastor Resources, Worship Planning

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Pastor Appreciation Month: FREE Preaching Resource for You

The Great Reformer, Martin Luther, had much to say about preaching, and rightly so — preaching four to six times per week! In total, he preached an estimated 4,000 sermons in his lifetime. So…he may know a thing or too about preaching. 500 years ago, while sitting around his dinner table, Martin Luther was asked by a student: What makes a good preacher? He listed off, without detail … Read More


Nelson SearcyChurch Growth, Pastor Resources, Preaching, Worship Planning

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Let’s get ready for 2024 – free pass

Hey, don’t miss out on your exclusive special code to register for FREE for next week’s all-new Planning Your 2024 Preaching Calendar – Online Training. Spots are filling up fast and we expect to close a few time slots by Monday! Save time, avoid big mistakes and learn all the pitfalls and possibilities of 2024. Choose now from 5 available times on Nov. 7, … Read More


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Planning to Preach in 2024?

Time’s running out to save your spot for next week’s ALL-NEW Planning Your 2024 Preaching Calendar – Online Training. Keep reading to learn how you can sign up for FREE right now! Let me be your guide in this “revised for the new reality” 90-minute online training. In 2024, our churches are facing unique challenges and it’s more critical than ever that we are ready … Read More


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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


Sandra OlivieriAssimilation, Church Growth, Church Systems, Church Systems - General, Coaching, Evangelism, Health, Leadership, Ministry, Stewardship, Strategy, Worship Planning

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Let’s talk Maximizing Easter this week – FREE Zoom Training

You’re invited to join me on a FREE 90-min Zoom training on Maximizing Easter. 6 times to choose from, starting TOMORROW. You’ll discover specific action steps you still have time to take to: #1. Reach more unchurched this Easter #2. Keep more people AFTER Easter But you must save your spot ASAP before the Zoom webinar fills up completely. Space … Read More


Sandra OlivieriEaster, Leadership, Ministry, Preaching, Strategy, Worship Planning

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Free Online Training: Maximizing Easter in 2022 – 6 Times Next Week

Hey, spots are going fast for my brand new FREE Zoom training on Maximizing Easter that will give you key last-minute actions to reach and keep more unchurched this Easter! It’s a 90-minute training that you won’t want to miss! I suggest you reserve your seat ASAP — space is limited to just 100 spots at each of the 6 available training times next … Read More


Sandra OlivieriEaster, Leadership, Ministry, Preaching, Strategy, Worship Planning

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Proven Easter book to help your people draw closer to God (10 cases left)

With Lent just a week away, we’re officially counting down to the Easter season! Limited quantities are available from the new printing of my powerful Easter book, At the Cross: With the People Who Were There. I don’t want you to miss out on the life change this book can bring to your people this Easter. We have started shipping books and have … Read More


Sandra OlivieriBooks, Church Growth, Easter, Ministry, Worship Planning

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