I’ve got some inside info from my publisher for you – today thru Monday, Nov. 2nd only, you can pick up the e-book (Kindle) edition of my book, Ignite: How to Spark Immediate Growth in Your Church, for only $1.99! You’ll save 87%! And as a special thank you for picking up the book today, you’ll also receive $183.00 in bonus resources … Read More
How to Spark Growth with the Biggest BIG Day of the Year
Just five Sundays – oops! – actually after yesterday ONLY FOUR Sundays until the biggest opportunity you will have to reach more people than ever for Christ. Are you ready? I’d like to help you pull at all the stops this week to prepare for the biggest of BIG days – Easter Sunday – and mobilize your church to double … Read More
The Power of a BIG DAY (Weekend Sale)
It’s Friday and I’m in the office getting ready for Sunday. No, not two days from now (we’re already set for THIS Sunday). I’m in the office getting ready for our next BIG DAY at The Journey! A Big Day is defined as: an all-out push toward a single Sunday for the purpose of breaking the next growth barrier and setting an attendance record … Read More
5 Points of Encouragement for Evangelism
This week in gearing up for fall growth, we’ve been focusing on evangelism. Today we’ll take a look at this mission through the eyes of our people. This guest post from KC McCauley, contributor to The Christian Post, addresses the intimidation factor that our members may feel in sharing the Good News and provides 5 ways we can help them move … Read More
Church Revitalization: The Heart of the Matter
Here’s a thought-provoking article written by Christian Post columnist Wallace Henley in which he looks closer at a turnaround church and suggests what he believes is at the heart of church revitalization. In 1978 the congregation of Houston’s Second Baptist Church met in a stately building whose mighty steeple towered over its rapidly growing community, and whose imposing appearance might have … Read More
ONLY UNTIL FRIDAY – Get My Ignite Book for Over HALF OFF!
I’ve got some inside info from my publisher for you – today thru this Friday only, you can pick up the Kindle edition of my book, Ignite: How to Spark Immediate Growth in Your Church, for over 50% off! And as a special thank you for picking up the book today, you’ll also receive $183.00 in bonus resources – including a $50 Gift Certificate to use … Read More
New Sermon Series – Ignite Your People for Evangelism
“I wish my people would invite their friends to church” “We just need something to jump-start our evangelism” “I want to mobilize the people in my church to reach their friends” If you’ve ever let any of these sentences (or something similar) slip out of your lips, then welcome to church leadership. In fact, all of us have – at … Read More
Ignite is one of Outreach’s Resources of the Year!
It seems like every week I’m posting something about all of the great feedback and interaction I get from you about my books and resources, and today I just want to send you a heartfelt, genuine THANK YOU. My latest book, Ignite: How to Spark Immediate Growth in Your Church, has been selected as one of Outreach Magazine’s Resources of … Read More
A Record-Breaking Big Day Report!
I‘ve found that February is one of the best times each year to reach new people, so ’tis the season for Big Days! I just received a great report from Jamey Stuart, Senior Pastor of Believers Church in Chesapeake, Virginia. Jamey is a two-time coaching alumni, an advanced coaching grad and one of our great CLI-certified trainers – he gave … Read More
Ignite Ideas – Right on Time!
Among the responses I’ve received to Ignite: How to Spark Immediate Growth in Your Church is this note from Rob Huffman, Senior Pastor of Clearview Church in Chesapeake, Virginia and one of my Coaching Alumni: Nelson, Thanks for the insight in the new book. I read it the first day I got it in about 2 hours. I am already … Read More