How to Upgrade for Church Growth – Church Leader Insights Newsletter Rewind

Here’s one of the articles from this month’s CLI Newsletter. We pack each newsletter with the best content we can find.  Here’s a great example from Christian Standard: HOW UPGRADING YOUR CHURCH LEADS TO GROWTH “Excellence attracts people. When two championship contenders are playing, it’s hard to get a ticket. When you decide to go to the best restaurant in … Read More


Nelson SearcyGrowth Barriers

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Igniting Growth In Your Church – Week 5 of 6

Welcome to week 5 of my 6-week blog series, “Igniting Growth In Your Church.” Happy Thursday to you, once again. My hope is that this series is consistently pushing you further in your study of evangelism by giving you special insight into my new book, Ignite: How To Spark Immediate Growth In Your Church. Last week, we discovered how you can … Read More


Nelson SearcyBooks, Evangelism

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Your Christmas Offering Questions (Part 2 from Webinars)

Hundreds of you joined me a couple of weeks ago for my “How to Plan and Conduct a Christmas Offering” Webinars and hundreds more have downloaded the new Christmas Offering report that I released in October. In spite of my best efforts however, there are still a few questions that I didn’t clearly address.  Today’s 2nd post is my effort … Read More


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LAST CHANCE – Free Preaching Calendar Webinars

I can’t wait to get started with my series of 4 “How to Plan Your 2010 Preaching Calendar” Webinars today! The first of the 4 is today, from 1:30 – 2:45pm EST.  Then, I’ll be leading 2 tomorrow and 1 final webinar on Thursday. In each of these webinars, I’ll be walking you step-by-step through the 2010 Calendar, pointing out … Read More


Nelson SearcyWorship Planning

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How to Structure Your Church for Growth (Part 3)

Today’s post is the third in a 4 part series about structuring your church for growth.  If you missed the other two, you can find them here: Part 1 (by-laws) & Part 2 (church governance). While the first two topics (by-laws and church governance) are areas where some churches are tied by denominational mandate or tradition, today’s topic addresses an … Read More


Nelson SearcyGrowth Barriers, Stewardship

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FREE Preaching Calendar Webinars (next week)

Planning your preaching calendar in advance is one of the absolute best ways I’ve found to reduce stress and increase creativity as a pastor.  And I’m determined to help you implement this practice for 2010! Hopefully, you’ve already seen and downloaded a FREE copy of my “Planning a One Year Preaching Calendar” Resource that I’ve been giving away this week … Read More


Nelson SearcyWorship Planning

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Igniting Growth In Your Church – Week 4 of 6

Welcome to week 4 of my 6-week blog series, “Igniting Growth In Your Church.” Happy Thursday to you. I trust that this weekly series is driving you deeper in your study of evangelism by giving you a sneak peak (or review!) of my new book, Ignite: How To Spark Immediate Growth In Your Church. Last week, we discussed how pastors can … Read More


Nelson SearcyBooks, Evangelism

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Your Christmas Offering Questions (Part 1 from Webinars)

Hundreds of you joined me last week for my series of “How to Plan and Conduct a Christmas Offering” Webinars and even more have downloaded the new Christmas Offering report that I released a couple of weeks ago. In spite of my best efforts however, there are still a few questions that I didn’t clearly address.  I’m writing this post … Read More


Nelson SearcyStewardship

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