This is Kerrick Thomas – and for the last 12 years I’ve served alongside of Nelson Searcy as Executive Pastor of The Journey Church. I’m guest blogging today and wanted to share a question I received from a member of my Executive Pastors Coaching Network, a pastor from Moline, IL. Q: “Hello Kerrick, my greatest weakness is organization, and I have … Read More
Q&A: The 5:100 ratio – A powerful evangelism measurement tool
This is Kerrick Thomas – and for the last 12 years I’ve served alongside of Nelson Searcy as Executive Pastor of The Journey Church. I’m guest blogging today and wanted to share a question I received from a Ministry Director from Dover, Ohio. Q: “I follow you quite a bit. I’ve read Activate and Fusion. Both great books! Thanks for all the … Read More
The Best Gift You Can Give Your Staff In 2012!
Hey, This is Kerrick Thomas, the Executive Pastor at The Journey with a few thoughts on leading your staff. I’ve served on staff at The Journey with Nelson for the last 10 years (since our church launched). Can you believe that? I deserve some kind of award for patience…and humility! In those 10 years the BEST GIFT that Nelson has … Read More
How Do You Minister to Youth through Your Small Groups?
This is Kerrick Thomas – Executive Pastor at The Journey Church and co-author of “Activate” with Nelson. Nelson asked me to address a common small group question today on the blog. The question is “How can we minister to youth through the Small Groups System?” When it comes to youth and semester-based Activate small groups I’ve seen it work effectively in two ways: 1 … Read More
Free Webinars for Small Groups Pastors & Executive/Associate Pastors
The CLI Team and I are trying to do everything we can to equip your church’s staff to lead more effectively in 2011! Case in point – these upcoming webinars: HOW TO AVOID THE THREE BIGGEST SMALL GROUPS MISTAKES WEBINAR Led by Kerrick Thomas and Adam Bishop THIS THURSDAY, December 9 2:00 – 3:15pm Eastern 1:00pm – 2:15pm Central 12:00pm … Read More
How to “Activate” Small Groups in a New Church Start
This is Kerrick Thomas – I’m the Executive Pastor at The Journey Church and co-author of “Activate” with Nelson. He asked me to address a question today that we receive regularly about when and how to start Small Groups in a new church plant. We’re often asked if the Activate small groups system will work in a small church plant, … Read More
NEW PODCAST – The Power of Thank You
Don’t miss this month’s Church Leader Insights Podcast, where Kerrick Thomas and I discuss “The Power of Thank You.” In this challenging podcast, we remind you that the job of a leader is to say Thank You and then we show you have to build this type of gratitude into the systems of your church! Click Here to Listen Now … Read More
Don’t Miss The Activate Webinar – Tomorrow!
Hey – I don’t want you to miss out on The Activate Webinar that Kerrick Thomas and Adam Bishop are leading tomorrow (January 20) at 1:00 Eastern. If you’re currently doing semester-based (Activate) small groups or are considering them, this is a great training opportunity for you. Best of all, there are no travel plans required – you can join … Read More
Executive Pastor Webinar – Did You Miss It?
Kerrick Thomas (our Executive Pastor at The Journey) really did a great job on the webinar he led last week called The Top 3 Skills Every Executive Pastor Must Master. There was a high turnout (over 300 Executive Pastors participated), and the early feedback has been very positive. Just in case you missed it (or you were on the call … Read More
New Small Groups Tele-Coaching Network
This is Kerrick Thomas – Executive/Teaching Pastor at The Journey Church. I’m writing to you today because I want you to be aware of a special tele-coaching opportunity for your Small Groups Pastor or for the staff person you have leading small groups at your church. In just a few weeks (on Thursday, February 26) I’m kicking off our first … Read More