One of the best aspects of offering semester-based small groups like I teach in my book Activate is that you have the opportunity to lead your people through a wide range of topics. We have groups that study everything from prayer and spiritual leadership to honoring God with your finances. And one of the most helpful topics for small groups … Read More
How to Meet People When Planting a Church in a New Area
With the success of my book Launch and our other Church Planting Resources, we get lots of questions from church planters. One question that comes up on a regular basis comes from people who are planting in a new area, and it often sounds like this: I’m planting a church in a new area and I just don’t know anyone. … Read More
The Critical Ingredient – A Saturday Quote
“The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.” — Nolan Bushnell: Founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese’s
The Generosity Ladder – Great Video Message and A Great Opportunity
I wanted to take a moment today to say THANK YOU to all of you who have invested in my new book The Generosity Ladder: Your Next Step to Financial Peace. I just received word that it’s already sold over 36,000 copies – unbelievable! This book is a great tool for you to use to help educate your people on … Read More
Are You Hiring the Right People for Your Church Staff?
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