Why Thursday Deadlines Make for Better Sundays at Your Church

Christianity Today recently ran an excerpt from my worship planning book, Engage, on its website, and I wanted to share it with you today: Why Thursday Deadlines Make for Better Sundays at Church Deciding details early coordinates efforts and avoids last-minute problems. The first church I pastored was a small Baptist church in Charlotte, North Carolina. I was a 21-year-old kid. … Read More


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Three Ways to Overcome the Hard Days of Ministry

Jason Hatley here . . . Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey and Founder of www.WorshipLeaderInsights.com,  with a reminder and some encouragement for you this morning. “On it’s best day, ministry is hard.” That is the advice my Lead Pastor, Nelson Searcy, shared with me when I was first starting in ministry. What God has called us to do is … Read More


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Praise Report – Training Romanian Pastors in the Assimilation System

One of my greatest thrills as a coach is hearing about how God is using members of my coaching alumni to expand our influence across the U.S. and around the world. I recently received an email from Ryan Howell, one of my Advanced Coaching Alumni and Lead Pastor of Curtis Lake Church in Sanford, Maine. Ryan spent some time in … Read More


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A Simple, Effective Way to “Wow” the People you Lead

Roy Mansfield here – Pastor of Spiritual Development at Northstar Church in Panama City, Florida, former Director of Training for Church Leader Insights and regular guest contributor to Nelson’s blog… When I was younger… when I didn’t have kids… when I had less responsibility… when I… [insert pathetic excuse of your choice here] I was the self proclaimed “King of Romance.”  … Read More


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Kick Off the Season and Reach More People with A Fall Big Day (now’s the time to prepare)

Summer is in its final throes across the U.S.  That means autumn is fast approaching, bringing it with it one of the greatest opportunities you have all year to reach the people of your community with a Big Day! A big day is an all-out push toward a single Sunday for the purpose of breaking the next growth barrier and … Read More


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One Powerful Question for Making Changes (From Guest Blogger, Gabe Kolstad)

After coaching over 1,200 Senior Pastors since 2006, I take great pleasure in seeing how God is using those pastors and their leadership to impact His Kingdom. One such pastor is Gabe Kolstad, a multi-time Advanced Coaching Alumni and Senior Pastor of Westside Community Church in Beaverton, Oregon. I’ve asked him to share a series of posts in the coming … Read More


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Over 100 Baptisms in 3 Weeks! Plus FREE Webinar Recording

There is nothing more exciting to me than celebrating Baptism!  I love the imagery, the public profession of faith and the tangible picture of lives transformed by Jesus. That’s why just last week I led a series of brand new webinars called “7 Ways to Increase Your Baptisms” (more on that below – including how you can watch a free … Read More


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