“When you do the things you need to do when you need to do them, the day will come when you can do the things you want to do when you want to do them.” — Zig Ziglar, Motivational Speaker
July Book Recommendations (Video)
If you receive my Church Leader Insights newsletter every month, you already know that I am an avid reader and I love passing along books that I find helpful in the monthly book recommendations section of the CLI newsletter. This month I’m trying something new by recommending a couple of books via video. Take a look and let me know … Read More
Q & A – How many Small Groups?
Here’s a recent small groups question that I received. I asked Adam Bishop, Small Groups Pastor at The Journey, to share his answer here: Q: Hey, our church has decided to move to the semester-based small groups system that you guys use. It really has us excited about small groups again and we’re trying to get ahead on our planning … Read More
Sunday Coaching Alumni Highlight
Here is today’s coaching alumni highlight: Mike Osborne is the Lead Pastor of Journey: A Community of Faith in Florence, Kentucky (near Cincinnati, OH). His coaching experience has been an interesting one (as you’ll hear in his video) and he has really been working hard to implement all that he’s learning. It’s humbling and rewarding to see all that God … Read More
A Man of Value – A Saturday Quote
“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” — Albert Einstein
Free Color Laser Printer for your Church?
When The Journey first got started we signed up for a program that offered us a free color laser printer from Xerox – it was a great deal and it really helped us. There was only one catch to the program: we had to buy the ink from them. But we would have had to buy ink anyway! On top … Read More
Q & A – Servant Evangelism +
Be sure to read all the way to the bottom of today’s post (there’s a reward). Here’s a recent servant evangelism question that I answered for a pastor: Q: Hey Nelson, we’re doing a bunch of servant evangelism this summer and I know you guys do a lot too. I have a question for you: When you give away bottled … Read More
Free Church Systems Teleminar on Wednesday
In case you missed it, you have one LAST CHANCE to sign-up for my free Church Systems Teleseminar on Wednesday (the Tuesday one is already sold out at 999 people!). Here’s the info: Join me for a FREE 75-minute tele-seminar without ever having to leave your office or home! I will teach you all the basics of church systems and … Read More
Sunday Coaching Alumni Highlight
Enjoy today’s coaching alumni highlight: John Newland is the Pastor of Fall Creek Baptist Church in Indianapolis. He’s a leader in his community and his denomination. More important than that, he’s committed to doing whatever it takes to grow himself and his church to reach as many people as possible for Jesus. I’m blessed to get to see how God … Read More
Influence – A Saturday Quote
“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.” — Albert Schweitzer