“I want my worship leader to succeed!” This is Jason Hatley, Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey and and Founder of www.WorshipLeaderInsights.com, and I can’t name a single pastor that I’ve met anywhere that would disagree with that statement. After all, as goes your worship team, so goes your worship service. Having personally coached over 125 worship leaders, I … Read More
Is There Such Thing as “Too Much Space?”
Recently I did a series of posts on the Top Three Growth Barriers that all churches face, regardless of size (click here to read), and from the feedback I’ve received it was helpful to many of you. One question that I have gotten (and often get at live events about this) is about SPACE, the top growth barrier: “Is there … Read More
Information vs. Communication – A Saturday Quote
“The two words ‘information’ and ‘communication’ are often used interchangeably, but the signify quite different things. Information is giving out; communication is getting through.” — Sydney J. Harris, Journalist
No-Nonsense Leadership – CLI Newsletter Rewind
Each month in the Free Church Leader Insights Newsletter, I include least one book recommendation (in addition to all of the articles, podcast training, events and more). I pick only the best of the best of what I read and share a book that will help you lead your church more effectively. Just in case you missed this month’s Newsletter … Read More
What are New People Experiencing at Your Church?
For all of you who have read my book Fusion or listened to The Assimilation Seminar, you know that part of the Assimilation System that I teach is emailing out a brief online survey to every First Time Guest that attends The Journey. There are a couple of reasons behind this survey: 1) To get an idea of their first … Read More
How to Use “Play Groups” to Connect People to Your Church
In Activate: An Entirely New Approach to Small Groups, Kerrick Thomas and I lay out a proven system of semester-based, free market small groups that you can implement to see 80, 90, or even 100% participation in small groups at your church (we regularly see well over 100% of our weekly attenders involved in groups). However, we also employ a … Read More
Be Clear About Who You (Don’t) Want to Hire
Since releasing The Staffing Workshop this summer, I’ve been blown away by the great feedback from pastors and churches all over the country who are already reaping the benefits of re-vamping their staffing processes. One vitally important item that I talk about in the workshop is to be abundantly clear about who you want to hire for a position AND … Read More
Three Speeches – A Saturday Quote
“There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.” — Dale Carnegie
Live Training Events in Your Area (Portland, OR – Richmond, VA – Atlanta, GA)
I really enjoyed my recent “Top 3 Growth Barriers Tour,” where I got to meet and interact with many of you all over the country, and it got me thinking… Did you know that there are a number of CLI Certified Trainers that lead training events based on my content all over the country? These are proven pastors who have … Read More
Don’t Let The Economy Limit Your Evangelism – CLI Newsletter Rewind
Did you get this month’s Church Leader Insights Newsletter? Each month I send out the latest and best thinking on Church Growth, Evangelism, Leadership, Church Planting, and more – the best church leadership content I can find – designed to help you lead your church to greater health and growth. And the best part…. It’s absolutely FREE! (click here to … Read More