Last week I kicked off a series of posts called “The Four Loves of a Church Planter.” Here’s a link to the first post in case you missed it: http://www.churchleaderinsights.com/blog/2009/04/02/the-four-loves-of-a-church-planter-1/ The next love of a successful church planter is their (drumroll please)… SPOUSE We have all read and spoken about the painful and damaging ravages of divorce, and how the … Read More
Big Easter Sale!
In case you haven’t heard, CLI is currently running a HUGE Easter Sale! We are offering dozens of resources at up to 50% OFF, including many of our most popular downloads and CD Sets. In fact, all of our $23.95 downloads are only $12.00! These deals won’t last, so here’s the link: https://nelsonsearcy.infusionsoft.com/cart/store.jsp?view=1&i=53
Feeling Good
I just finished the video shoot for the Easter message. . . we filmed the entire message from start to finish at noon today. I’m feeling good! I sorta wish I had the pressure to finish my message by Tuesday noon each week (OK, not really). But it does feel good to know the manuscript is done and there’s a … Read More
Q & A – Weekly Schedule
Q: I’m trying to get my leadership system in place and I need to rework how I set my weekly meetings up. Would you mind sharing how you guys do it at The Journey? A: Here’s an overview of our weekly meeting schedule: Monday: 10:30am -11:30am: Individual meetings with direct reports 11:30am-Noon: Location Service Debrief’s (R/W/M/C of services) Noon-2:00pm: Strategic … Read More
Do What It Takes (A Saturday Quote)
“Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t.” — Jerry Rice, Football Player
The Four Loves of a Church Planter #1
This morning I’d like to start a new series of posts about something I have been thinking about for a while. In coaching, training, and observing hundreds of church planters over the years, I have noticed a few things that all successful church planters have in common. It’s not going to be a series of posts about worship styles, haircuts, … Read More
Q & A – The Role of an Executive Pastor
This is Kerrick Thomas – Executive Pastor at The Journey. Nelson asked me to share this recent question and my answer about the role of an Executive Pastor: Q: Would it be possible to send me your Staff Expectation Sheet for your position (Executive Pastor). I’m working on that right now with my two executive staff members and it would … Read More
A “Wonder”-ous Opportunity
I have been invited to lead the Teaching Track at the Willow Arts Conference on June 10-12. The theme is “Wonder” and it’s definitely a wondrous opportunity for me. In fact, with big names like John Ortberg leading this track in the past, it’s got me scratching my head… everyone else must be out of town that week. Seriously though, … Read More
Q & A: How Big is Too Big for Small Group System?
This is Kerrick Thomas once again – Executive Pastor at The Journey and co-author of Activate: An Entirely New Approach to Small Groups with Nelson. Nelson asked me to follow-up on the following question regarding the semester-based small groups that we use and recommend: We have been using one type of model for small groups (ongoing) and one type for … Read More
Church Planting Q & A – Post-Launch
I’m wrapping up a series of Church Planting Q & A’s today that I started a couple of weeks ago. I hope you’ve enjoyed this Q & A series as much as I have. And THANK YOU to all who joined me for the Launch Conference in Baltimore last week. I love to hear and answer questions from church planters, … Read More