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  “As we like to say around the office, the message drives the day. Likewise, in a strong worship planning system, the upcoming messages and series drive every other element of your planning. So outlining your preaching calendar well in advance is critical. Otherwise, you cripple the other aspects of your worship planning. The only way to have a worship … Read More

  “People should be more like Jesus when they walk out of our churches than when they walked in, and every aspect of our services should be created with that goal in mind. Repentance is the deepest kind of worship.”                – Nelson Searcy and Jason Hatley The above quote is from p. 36 of … Read More

  “Information plus inspiration plus action leads to transformation. God provides the inspiration; we provide the information and the call to action.”                 – Nelson Searcy and Jason Hatley The above quote is from p. 36 of Engage: A Guide to Creating Life-Transforming Worship Services. Engage is your step-by-step, stress-free guide to planning creative worship … Read More

  “We are a reflection of God’s character on this earth. God isn’t sloppy or ill prepared; he’s excellent. And excellence on our part honors him. Where you and I get into trouble is in thinking that excellence is the same as perfection. It isn’t. We will never be perfect this side of heaven. But that doesn’t mean we can’t … Read More

  “When people aren’t internalizing what they experience in your services, their lives won’t change. The question then becomes, how do you preach in a way that truly engages people and leads to radically transformed lives? The first step is to figure out how well you are doing right now. Are you preaching to share information or to foster transformation? … Read More

  “You stand in front of your people on Sunday mornings for one reason and one reason only: to connect God’s truth to real life in a way that leads to radical transformation.”                 – Nelson Searcy and Jason Hatley The above quote is from p. 53 of Engage: A Guide to Creating Life-Transforming Worship … Read More

Today through tomorrow only, I’d like to offer you my proven book, Engage: A Guide to Creating Life-Transforming Worship Services, for just $1.00. This book will show you how to increase the effectiveness of EVERY aspect of your Sunday worship services. Along with Journey Worship Arts Pastor Jason Hatley, and Jennifer Dykes Henson, I wrote Engage to be your step-by-step, stress-free guide to planning creative worship services that … Read More

No matter how great Sunday’s worship service was, there’s always another Sunday service just around the corner, waiting to be planned — a reality that forces most pastors and church leaders into a continual state of stress. Can you relate? Along with Journey Worship Arts Pastor Jason Hatley, and Jennifer Dykes Henson, I wrote Engage to be your step-by-step, stress-free guide to planning … Read More

  “Planning in advance is the only way you and I will be able to create life-changing worship services that reflect God’s excellence and allow him to work to the fullest degree. And here’s the key, teaching pastor: your preaching calendar sets the stage for your entire church’s planning system. Your preaching calendar is the foundation; it’s the backbone that … Read More

  “Repentance is the ultimate goal of worship, which makes it the number one priority of our worship planning system. Everything we do is designed to call people to repentance.”                       – Nelson Searcy and Jason Hatley The above quote is from p. 35 of Engage: A Guide to Creating Life-Transforming … Read More