I’m wrapping up a series of Church Planting Q & A’s today that I started a couple of weeks ago. I hope you’ve enjoyed this Q & A series as much as I have. And THANK YOU to all who joined me for the Launch Conference in Baltimore last week.

I love to hear and answer questions from church planters, so as we wrap up this series of questions remember that you can always click the “Ask Nelson” link to the right of the blog and send in your own.  That being said, here’s today’s Q & A:

Q: What do you typically see in the numerical drop after a new church’s launch? We are only three weeks in and have gone from about 230 locals to 175 locals to 155 locals the following week… is this normal? The weather these weeks were horrible and we were on winter break, but should I expect it to go down more? Any strategic thoughts on how to reverse that trend? (BTW, we have effectively done follow up on all of this… using your Fusion assimilation process).

A: A drop after launching is natural.  When we launched The Journey, we went from 110 to 55.  Just stay strong on the follow-up and don’t let up on evangelism.  Encourage your people to invite their friends.  And Easter – the church planter’s best friend – is only a couple of weeks away.

You can utilize Easter as your 2nd launch so that maybe you can have over 200 or 250 there.  If you haven’t done so already, download my FREE “How To Maximize Easter” e-book and check out some of the other resources we have to “maximize Easter” to make the maximum Kingdom impact on Resurrection Sunday.

P.S. If you just couldn’t make it to the LIVE Launch Conference, check out the Launch Conference on DVD:
https://nelsonsearcy.infusionsoft.com/cart/store.jsp?view=4&i=p92&navicat=45

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About Nelson Searcy

Nelson Searcy is an experienced church growth strategist, pastor, church planter and coach, consulting with churches around the world. As founder of Church Leader Insights and the Renegade Pastors Network, he has personally trained more than 3,500 church leaders in over 45 denominations through live events, seminars and monthly coaching. Nelson is also the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Journey Church, with locations across New York City and in Boca Raton, FL. Nelson and his church routinely appear on lists such as “The 50 Most Influential Churches” and “The 25 Most Innovative Leaders.” He is the author of over 100 church growth resources and 18+ books, including The Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Life, Ministry and The Difference Maker: Using Your Everyday Life for Eternal Impact, and At the Cross with the People Who Were There. He and his wife, Kelley, have one son, Alexander.