OK, OK, the title of today’s post is a little misleading. I apologize in advance for disappointing you. It gives you hope that I’m going to endorse or recommend or review one specific church tracking software and tell you “this is unequivocally the best package – go and get it,” but alas…. The truth is, there’s no such thing as … Read More
Overcoming Worship Leader Challenges (Free E-Book)
My Worship Pastor here at The Journey, Jason Hatley, just recently released a brand-new Free E-Book for worship leaders called “Overcoming the Seven Challenges of a Worship Leader.” Every Worship Leader faces challenges – seven major challenges to be specific. Once you identify these challenges and build a systematic approach to overcoming them, you and your worship ministry can thrive! … Read More
Church Systems and the Concentric Circles
The Purpose Driven Church is one of those “must have” books that every pastor should have on his bookshelf (like all of mine – ha!). One of the paradigm-shifting concepts that Rick Warren shared with the church leadership world in this book is the “Concentric Circles” that help us visualize how people move step by step from the community into … Read More
How Ignite Helped Set an Attendance Record
Wow! I’ve been blown away by all of the response to my newest book Ignite: How to Spark Immediate Growth in Your Church, but this one is pretty amazing. I recently received the following email from Jonathan Bilima, Lead Pastor of Kairos Church in Riverside, California. Jonathan is in my brand new Tele-Coaching Network and here’s the Ignite testimony he … Read More
How to Invest Your Advertising & Promotion Budget (Part 2)
Last week I shared one of the most common mistakes that churches make when it comes to allocating the annual advertising/promotion budget (click here to read that post). Today I want to share Advertising Mistake #2… Advertising Mistake #2: Spending your advertising funds on “branding” messages without a clear call to action. “Branding” is a great word for two groups: … Read More
How to Find a Meeting Location for Your New Church
Last week I shared some thoughts on raising funds for a new church plant (click here for that post), and today I’d like to tackle another issue that’s vital in starting a new church… LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. Once you’ve confirmed the call of God to plant a church, securing a meeting location is one of the most important – and … Read More
How to Invest Your Advertising & Promotion Budget (Part 1)
I shared some thoughts on how to set up your church’s budget a while back (click here for that post), and today I’d like to give you the first of two “hard-learned” tips about how to spend that budget. I want to address specifically how you spend the line item in your church’s budget marked “advertising” or “promotion” or whatever … Read More
Assimilation/Ministry Pastor Wanted @ The Journey Church in NYC
Are you the one? You may be just the pastor I’m looking for… I’m looking for an “A” player to fill a key pastoral position here at The Journey Church! Fair warning: This position is not for the faint of heart. However, if you have the skills and experience below and a raging passion to “give the people of New … Read More
New Maximizing Easter E-Book & Webinars!
If you’re a frequent reader of this blog, you already know that I’m convinced that NOW is one of the greatest times in our lifetime to reach more people and grow our churches! Combine that with the fact that Easter is the most likely day of the year for unchurched people to attend your church, and Easter 2010 has tremendous … Read More