Here at the end of the week, I want to send out a big THANK YOU to all of you who have grabbed a copy my FREE E-Book, “How to Maximize Easter”. Since its release on Tuesday morning, nearly 1,500 of you have downloaded your copy. Four quick thoughts: 1 – If you haven’t yet taken the opportunity to download … Read More
Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday!
Don’t forget to remind your church to set their clocks forward before heading to bed on Saturday night. Otherwise, it might be a lonely Sunday morning… Have a great day!
FREE E-Book: “How to Maximize Easter”
I just released a brand new e-book called “How To Maximize Easter.” It’s breaking all of our records for report downloads (nearly 1000 people in two days!). If you haven’t grabbed your copy yet, get it now (Easter Sunday is only a few weeks away) – it’s FREE: FREE “How To Maximize Easter” E-Book If you’ve already downloaded the report … Read More
Who’s Reading Your Mail?
Have you ever wondered why no one is responding to the mail your church is sending? Are they even opening it? Bueller? Bueller? (pardon the obscure 80’s movie reference) Here’s a video where I introduce the idea of A, B, and C mail to a group of pastors in my Senior Pastor Coaching Network. Listen closely and see what you … Read More
Free Small Groups Reading
I have been humbled by how many of you have purchased my book, Activate: An Entirely New Approach to Small Groups. It has proven to be a useful resource to churches of all shapes and sizes in building a small groups system with 100% participation. I want to thank all of you who have already read and recommended it. Many … Read More
Easter’s On Its Way
It’s hard to believe but Easter is only six weeks away, coming up on Sunday, April 12th. Easter Sunday has more potential to make a massive Kingdom impact through your church than any other single day of the year and I would like to help you make this Easter bigger than ever at your church. Over the last 7 years … Read More
7 Days of Servolution
We are big fans of servant evangelism here at The Journey. In fact, we’re trying to make a huge impact on the people of metro New York in 2009 through S.E. We recently signed up to be a part of something that has the potential to make a big difference in your church, your community, and in the lives of … Read More
Q & A: Activate Webinar Follow-Up
This is Kerrick Thomas – Executive Pastor at The Journey and co-author of the Activate book with Nelson. Nelson and I recently led the Activate small groups webinar and he asked me to share my reply to this follow-up emails: Thanks so much for offering this webinar on the Activate small groups system. We like this system and have serious … Read More
I Love Church Planters!
I’m honored to be a part of an incredible lineup of speakers today at the ChurchPlanters.com Conference near Atlanta. There is something exhilarating about being in a room full of people who are so passionate and driven by God’s call on their lives that they are stepping out to start new churches all over the country. I love to think … Read More
What Do Guests At Your Church Experience?
If you have read Fusion or listened to the Assimilation Seminar, you know that we send out a brief, 30-second survey to each of our First Time Guests every Sunday. It provides good feedback to leadership and helps to reinforce a positive Sunday experience to the guest. And from time to time, these surveys remind me of why we take … Read More