In all the excitement of Easter last month, I don’t want you to miss out on one of the best possible “bounce back” opportunities for your Easter guests… MOTHER’S DAY (Sunday, May 12)! Historically, Mother’s Day has been a natural draw because mothers want to attend church with their family – even those who rarely (if ever) attend. At The … Read More
3 Easy Ways to Attract the Right People to Your Church (and repel the wrong ones!)
Gabe Kolstad here – multi-time Advanced Coaching Alumni with Nelson and Senior Pastor of Westside Community Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Everyone’s welcome, but not everyone is equally interested. You love everyone, but you can’t help everyone equally. Depending on the “draw” of your church certain people will be more likely to show up and stick. Three ways to attract the people … Read More
Roy Fish… His Legacy Lives On
I was sad to read that Roy Fish passed away on Monday at age 82. Roy is a true great for those of us who love evangelism. In memory of him, here are my top 3 favorite Roy Fish books: Every Member Evangelism for Today Preaching Evangelistically Evangelism in a Changing World Roy served Southwestern Baptist Seminary for nearly 50 … Read More
Over 100 Baptisms in 3 Weeks! Plus FREE Webinar Recording
There is nothing more exciting to me than celebrating Baptism! I love the imagery, the public profession of faith and the tangible picture of lives transformed by Jesus. That’s why just last week I led a series of brand new webinars called “7 Ways to Increase Your Baptisms” (more on that below – including how you can watch a free … Read More
What Are Your Signs Saying to Your Community?
I got this picture recently from a member of my Senior Pastor Tele-Coaching Network of a sign he saw outside a restaurant: It kinda makes you wonder if they want you around at all! In fact, my favorite is where someone has remove a number so it says “Max stay 0 mins” 🙂 We got a great chuckle out of … Read More
How to Encourage New Believers in Evangelism – CLI Newsletter Rewind
Did you read your February Church Leader Insights Newsletter? Each month I send out the latest and best thinking on Church Growth, Evangelism, Leadership, Church Planting, and more – the best church leadership content I can find – designed to help you lead your church to greater health and growth. And the best part…. It’s absolutely FREE! (click here to … Read More
What are the Top 3 Barriers to Church Growth? #3 – Sharing
Today I want to wrap up a series of posts about the Top 3 Growth Barriers that all churches face, regardless of size. As a quick reminder, I’ll be teaching this (and a lot more) LIVE in Seattle today, then San Francisco and Los Angeles this week – click here for more info. But for those of you who can’t … Read More
Don’t Be the (Evangelism) Bottleneck
by Nelson Searcy and Tommy Duke Evangelism is one of the purposes of the church that we recognize as a high priority – I rarely hear from a Pastor who isn’t trying to reach more people for Christ. But sometimes, Pastors and their churches appear to be doing and saying all the right things, but they’re seeing little (if any) … Read More
How to Reap the Fruit of Your Vacation Bible School
Most of you long-time readers know that I am a contrarian when it comes to summer. I happen to believe that summer is a great time to grow your church. And one of the best things about summer-time is that it offers you opportunities that aren’t available during the rest of the year. One great example of a “summer-only” outreach … Read More
“I’m Not Being Fed…” – CLI Newsletter Rewind
One of the best parts of being a member of the “Church Leader Insights Family” is that each month you receive the CLI Newsletter, packed with the best church leadership content I can find. Here’s an article from Steve Mathewson that was included in this month’s newsletter (in case you missed it): WHAT “I’M NOT BEING FED” REALLY MEANS “When … Read More