“These are the hard times in which a genius would wish to live. Great necessities call forth great leaders.” – President John Quincy Adams, 1780
Ten Secrets of Church Marketing – CLI Newsletter Rewind
Today I’m sharing another one of the articles from this month’s CLI Newsletter. We pack each newsletter with the best content we can find. Like this article from the good folks at Truth Advertising: TEN SECRETS OF CHURCH MARKETING “The problem is that most church ads I see are very boring and self-serving. The church drones on about this program … Read More
Igniting Growth In Your Church – Week 3 of 6
Welcome to week 3 of my 6-week blog series, “Igniting Growth In Your Church.” I trust that this Thursday series is driving you deeper in your study of my new book, Ignite: How To Spark Immediate Growth In Your Church. Last week we dissected the four best times of year to do a big day. Now that you have a big … Read More
October Book Recommendation (Video)
Since so many of you seem to be enjoying my book recommendation videos, I decided to do it a little different this month by filming outside of the office. In case you the last few months’ videos, you can click these links to see my book recommendations for July, August and September. Here’s my October book recommendation: October Book Recommendation: … Read More
When to Start Small Groups in Church Planting
This is Kerrick Thomas (Executive & Teaching Pastor at The Journey and co-author of Launch and Activate. Nelson asked me to address a key question that we are often asked by church planters: When should we begin small groups? Our standard answer to that question is to wait until you have over 100 people attending before beginning small groups, but … Read More
Sample Documents for Christmas Offering – The Journey Church (Free PDF Downloads)
I’m just about to start the first of 4 Free “How to Plan & Conduct a Christmas Offering” Webinars that I’m doing this week, and I wanted to share some samples of what we’re using to let our folks at The Journey know about this year’s offering. Here are the links to samples of: The letter & documents that explain … Read More
Let Me Help You Plan Your Christmas Offering (Free Webinar Today)
In case you haven’t heard – I’m doing 4 webinars this week (today through Thursday) to help you plan and conduct your church’s Christmas Offering. I want to help you maximize your ministry potential and grow your people – don’t delay, register now! Here’s all the info: FREE – Register Now! Join Nelson Searcy in this 90-minute webinar without ever … Read More
How to Structure Your Church for Growth (Part 2)
A couple of weeks ago I shared the first of a few posts that I’m writing about “structuring your church for growth”. It was about writing church by-laws, and if you missed it you can read it here. Today I’d like to address another key issue in the area of church structure by starting with a quote I’ve heard my … Read More
To Try… A Saturday Quote
“To try and fail is at least to learn. To fail to try is to suffer the loss of what might have been.” — Benjamin Franklin, statesman
94 Servant Evangelism Ideas – CLI Newsletter Rewind
I’m taking a moment today to share one of the articles from this month’s CLI Newsletter. We scour the internet each month and pack each newsletter with the best content we can find. Like this article from my friend (and mentor) Steve Sjogren: 94 COMMUNITY SERVANT EVANGELISM IDEAS “Servant Evangelism wins the heart before it confronts the mind. A small … Read More