If you read my blog, you are most likely a church leader of some sort – Senior Pastor, Staff Pastor, Elder, Deacon, Lay Leader, etc. However, title alone has never been enough to make a leader. Have you ever wondered what character traits make you a leader? Here’s one trait that is essential, explained in a challenging but true article … Read More
You Don’t Really Put 20 People in A Small Group, Do You?
This is Kerrick Thomas, Executive & Teaching Pastor at The Journey and co-author of Activate: An Entirely New Approach to Small Groups. One of many contrarian ideas behind the Activate small groups system has to do with the number of people you allow to sign up for any one “small” group. Nelson asked me to share some of the thinking … Read More
In Case You Missed It – Ignite Bonuses Extended!
Quick post this morning – So many of you jumped on my bonus offer for ordering my new book, Ignite, yesterday that I decided to extend the offer until October 10th! Thanks to you, Ignite made it all the way up to #11 on Amazon.com’s bestsellers list yesterday (#1 in Religion & Spirituality). I was blown away! In response to … Read More
New Ignite Book + $140.00 in Bonus Resources TODAY!
UPDATE: Thanks to your overwhelming response, I’m extending this BONUS offer until October 10! I am happy to announce that my latest book, Ignite: Sparking Immediate Growth In Your Church is available for order today, Oct 1, at Amazon.com! And, if you pick up the book today (for only $10.11), I’ll give you over $140.00 in special bonus resources (including … Read More
How to Follow Up with New People
With the popularity of the Fusion book and all of the other Assimilation resources and training that I get to do, you can imagine how much feedback and how many questions I get about how to best integrate, or “assimilate” new people into your church. Here’s one of the more common questions: Since we already email and call (and possibly … Read More
Will Fusion Work in Canada?
I love to hear all the success stories of how pastors and their churches are able to implement the principles of our various books, seminars and resources. Here’s an email I received recently about how this pastor (one of my current coaching participants) has been able to put the Fusion assimilation process to work in his church. Enjoy! We’re located … Read More
How to Spark Immediate Growth in Your Church – Countdown to Ignite
The time is almost here! I’ve been told that my new book, Ignite: How to Spark Immediate Growth in Your Church, is set to ship by September 26 (just four days from now) so pre-order now. This book is a how-to manual for your church to reach more people. I lay out a step-by-step, Biblically grounded, proven plan for creating … Read More
Where Should Our Small Groups Meet?
We often get asked questions about where Small Groups should meet, what’s most effective and how important location is in planning for groups. I’ve asked Adam Bishop, our Small Groups Pastor at The Journey, to share some thoughts on where groups meet: Thanks Nelson — This is actually one of the most important topics that Kerrick and I address in … Read More
The Most Important Ingredient – A Saturday Quote
“The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.” — Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U.S. president
Ignite – Available on Kindle
Just a quick post today — Thanks to so many of you who have been asking about my next book lately, Ignite: How to Spark Immediate Growth in Your Church. Many of you have already pre-ordered at Amazon.com and I wanted to let you know about one more development on that front: Ignite is now available for the Kindle reader! … Read More