Because of the growth of The Journey (and some painful early lessons), I have made it a goal of mine to become an expert on Staffing – to learn everything I can from other churches, businesses, etc. And recently I came across a great article from TechCrunch that deals with hiring for startups (church planting anyone?), but there are some … Read More
Confrontation – A Saturday Quote
“Confrontation simply means meeting the truth head-on.” — Mike Krzyzewski
Fusion Webinar – Tuesday, April 5 – Register Today and Save!
Will you join me on Tuesday, April 5, from 2:00pm – 3:30pm Eastern time for The Fusion Webinar? If you register before Tomorrow at 11:59pm Eastern, you’ll Save $10.00 with the Early Bird rate, PLUS you will receive over $160.00 in Free Bonuses. This 90-minute webinar is on Assimilation – one of the eight systems where you can see results … Read More
How to Measure Your Small Group Attendance
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that I’m a believer in measuring things. In fact, we like to keep track of all sorts of measurements at The Journey – from Connection Card completion rates to how many first-time guest books are given away each week. So, it seems natural that one of the questions I’m frequently … Read More
How to Follow Up with Leads from Your Church Website
With Easter fast approaching (about three weeks away now), hopefully you’ve got some well-designed, clear promotion pieces in the works. This could be direct mail, door hangers, invite cards, newspaper ads… any number of different media are available to help you invite your community to your Easter service(s). And with that attention – if you’ve thought through your promotion – comes … Read More
Forgiveness – A Saturday Quote
Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that just crushed it. — Mark Twain
The Power of a First Impression – Part 4 of 4 (Assimilation and Easter)
Today I’m wrapping up a series of posts about the importance of the first few minutes of a newcomer’s experience at your church (click here for Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3). We’ve been looking at the fact that a First-Time Guest knows whether or not they’ll return to your church in the first seven minutes of their initial experience … Read More
How to Involve More People in Your Worship Team
It’s Jason Hatley, Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey. We are in the middle of audition season here at The Journey and Nelson asked me to share with you a very simple, but powerful idea that we have used for years to involve new people serving on our worship team. It will help you grow your team as well … Read More
Fun for the Week – Top 10 Mustaches of All Time
Our team is away at two conferences this week so no blogging until later in the week. In the meantime, here’s a fun post to make you smile 🙂 Our church in Boca Raton advertised in “The University Press” for Florida Atlantic University (we ‘own’ the back cover each week promoting our church which is directly across the street from … Read More
Hard to Bruise – A Saturday Quote
A good businessman is hard to bruise and quick to heal. – Richard Preston, Nucor Steel