I’m always on the lookout for solid teaching about Stewardship and I recently came across a great series of messages from Willow Creek called “In God We Trust.” It’s a three message series, and it’s great to hear such solid content from the likes of Andy Stanley and Bill Hybels. I recommend you carve out a little time, follow the … Read More
Learn the Lessons – A Saturday Quote
“The important thing is to learn a lesson every time you lose.” — John McEnroe, Tennis Champion
10 Church Planting Mistakes and the Lessons Learned
When Kerrick and I wrote Launch a couple of years ago, our goal was to share the process that we saw God bless at The Journey and in countless new churches around the country – it’s a book full of lessons learned. Some of the best Church Planting lessons are learned in the form of the mistakes made along the … Read More
Maximizing Easter Around the World
One of the greatest benefits of using technology to equip church leaders is that distances that were insurmountable just a few years ago are crossed instantaneously today via the internet. The Church Leader Insights Family has been growing more and more internationally over the last couple of years. It’s exciting to see how the systems and principles that we teach … Read More
Why Do The Offering at the End of the Service? (Your Fusion Webinar Questions Answered)
Today I’m answering another one of the most common questions from last week’s Fusion Webinar. This is a great time to make changes to your church’s Assimilation System, just in time to follow up on all of your Easter guests. Here’s today’s question: Q: Why do you receive the offering at the end of the service? A: I think I … Read More
Can’t You Just Use Those Tear-Off Communication Cards? (Your Fusion Webinar Questions Answered)
I’m answering another one of the most common questions today from last week’s Fusion Webinar. Now is one of the most fruitful times of the year to tweak your church’s Assimilation System – to connect all of your upcoming Easter guests to your church in the coming weeks and months. Here’s today’s question: Q: What’s the difference between using your … Read More
Great Christmas Offering Report (even in a new church!)
I know we’re about as far away from Christmas as you can get, but I’ve been wanting to share some of the great testimonies that many of you have been sending in about how God used your Christmas Offering to bless your church and fund more ministry in 2010. Here’s a recent report from Ryan Heller, a New York Coaching … Read More
Character Formation – A Saturday Quote
“Character isn’t something you were born with and can’t change, like your fingerprints. It’s something you weren’t born with and must take responsibility for forming.” — Jim Rohn: Entrepreneur, Author and Speaker
Who Writes All of Your First Time Guest Notes? (Your Fusion Webinar Questions Answered)
I want to thank all of you who joined me for The Fusion Webinar on Tuesday. We had a great turnout and it was a privilege to teach so many of you the Assimilation principles that have helped thousands of churches over the last few years. You sent in a number of questions after the webinar, and I wanted to … Read More
Ignite is one of Outreach’s Resources of the Year!
It seems like every week I’m posting something about all of the great feedback and interaction I get from you about my books and resources, and today I just want to send you a heartfelt, genuine THANK YOU. My latest book, Ignite: How to Spark Immediate Growth in Your Church, has been selected as one of Outreach Magazine’s Resources of … Read More