Welcome to week 3 of my 6-week blog series, “Igniting Growth In Your Church.” I trust that this Thursday series is driving you deeper in your study of my new book, Ignite: How To Spark Immediate Growth In Your Church. Last week we dissected the four best times of year to do a big day. Now that you have a big … Read More
94 Servant Evangelism Ideas – CLI Newsletter Rewind
I’m taking a moment today to share one of the articles from this month’s CLI Newsletter. We scour the internet each month and pack each newsletter with the best content we can find. Like this article from my friend (and mentor) Steve Sjogren: 94 COMMUNITY SERVANT EVANGELISM IDEAS “Servant Evangelism wins the heart before it confronts the mind. A small … Read More
Igniting Growth In Your Church – Week 2 of 6
Today is the second installment of my 6-week blog series, “Igniting Growth In Your Church.” This Thursday series is your sneak peak into the pages of my new book, Ignite: How To Spark Immediate Growth In Your Church. If you are one of the tens of thousands who are already reading Ignite, well, thanks! I trust that this series will serve as … Read More
Igniting Growth In Your Church – Week 1 of 6
Today marks two weeks since the release of my latest book, Ignite: How to Spark Immediate Growth in Your Church. I always say that leaders are readers – and thanks to leaders like you, Ignite has already begun to impact communities around the world. So, thanks for your passion and commitment to expanding God’s kingdom! I am kicking off a … Read More
NEW PODCAST – Is it Possible to Double My Church in a Day?
Wow! October has been a busy month already (and we’re not even halfway through it yet). With that, you may not have had a chance to listen to this month’s Church Leader Insights podcast yet. In this month’s stretching podcast, I challenge you to dream about what God can do in your church through the proven evangelism process called “the … Read More
LAST CHANCE – Ignite Bonuses
This is the last call to take me up on the over $140.00 in Bonus Resources that I’m giving away for ordering my new book, Ignite: How to Spark Immediate Growth in Your Church. So many of you jumped on my one day bonus offer last week, that I decided to extend the offer until October 10th. So, if any … Read More
In Case You Missed It – Ignite Bonuses Extended!
Quick post this morning – So many of you jumped on my bonus offer for ordering my new book, Ignite, yesterday that I decided to extend the offer until October 10th! Thanks to you, Ignite made it all the way up to #11 on Amazon.com’s bestsellers list yesterday (#1 in Religion & Spirituality). I was blown away! In response to … Read More
New Ignite Book + $140.00 in Bonus Resources TODAY!
UPDATE: Thanks to your overwhelming response, I’m extending this BONUS offer until October 10! I am happy to announce that my latest book, Ignite: Sparking Immediate Growth In Your Church is available for order today, Oct 1, at Amazon.com! And, if you pick up the book today (for only $10.11), I’ll give you over $140.00 in special bonus resources (including … Read More
4 Questions – How to Handle New Believer Follow-up
If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you’ve probably noticed that I am a stickler for follow-up. Many of us in church leadership are heavy on good intentions and light on follow-up. One follow-up question that just about every pastor I know has wrestled with is “how can we most effectively follow up with those who … Read More
Are You Reaching Non-Christians This Christmas? (Part 4)
This week, we’ve been thinking about how you can work with the natural surge that God has built into the Christmas season to influence those who don’t yet know Jesus. We started by making sure we are outwardly-focused this season. Then, we talked about how to increase the number of guests at our Christmas services. Yesterday, we learned how to … Read More