Question: How do you pitch preview services best. I’m clear on not using the terminology “preview service” or “practice service”. Do you go with like a “try it before you buy it” or “test drive” theme? Any advise on how you advertise this and personally invite? Kerrick Thomas my co-author on Launch:Starting A New Church from Scratch answers: First of … Read More
Q & A: Small Groups and Accountability
Here’s a frequently asked question about semester-based small groups: If groups operate on a semester system and everyone rotates groups, how do you manage accountability? Kerrick Thomas, co-author of Activate: An Entirely New Approach to Small Groups and Executive Pastor at The Journey, answers the question: Thank you for your question about “accountability” in a semester-based small group system. I’ll … Read More
Material World – Sunday @ The Journey
Today Kerrick is teaching live at The Journey as we continue our Financial Peace series. The topic: How Do I Overcome the Desire for More? Have you fallen into the trap of materialism? Do you find yourself constantly wanting more or coveting the latest gadget or filling up more and more storage spaces? If so, maybe you need to ask … Read More
What’s the Best Launch Date for a New Church?
This is a question we recently received through the Ask Nelson button on the right: What’s the Best (and Worst) Launch Date for a New Church? Kerrick Thomas, Executive Pastor at The Journey and co-author of Launch: Starting a New Church From Scratch answers it: Here are the top 3 best times to launch a new church: (1) February (usually … Read More
Answering Your Small Group Questions — Question 3 — How can we double our number of groups by next semester?
This is Kerrick Thomas with our final small groups question of the week. I hope that what we’ve been discussing has impacted you in a way that will translate into more effective small groups for your church. If you missed any of this week’s blog entries make sure to scroll down and check them out! Question #3: We need twice … Read More
Answering Your Small Group Questions — Question 2 — What if a group doesn’t get enough sign ups?
Kerrick Thomas here again. Today, I’m continuing to answer the most common questions Nelson and I get about small groups. In addition to being the Executive Pastor of The Journey and co-author of Launch and Activate, I handled small groups at The Journey until not too long ago. Even though we’ve now passed that responsibility on to a Small Groups … Read More
Answering Your Small Group Questions – Question #1 – What About Childcare?
Hi Everyone. Kerrick Thomas here. I’m the Exeuctive Pastor at The Journey Church and Co-Author of Launch and Activate with Nelson. Today, Thursday and Friday, I’m going to be answering some of the most common questions we get about small groups. Tomorrow (Wednesday), Nelson will be back with the weekly Slack = Lack post, which will be centered on the … Read More
Executive Pastor Coaching – Last Call for Applications
This Thursday, Kerrick Thomas, The Journey’s Executive Pastor, will be starting an 8-month Executive Pastor Tele-Coaching Network. I worked with him to design the network, which will tackle the 8 unique challenges for an Executive Pastor (they include, the systems challenge; the staffing challenge; the senior pastor challenge, etc.). This is a great opportunity for Executive Pastors or those who … Read More
Activate Hits Bookstores!
My latest book (co-authored with Kerrick) hits bookstores today! I’m very excited about this new book on small groups. The book has been available on-line for a few weeks and is doing great. In fact, I still think Amazon.com is the best place to purchase the book. The goal of the book is to help you build a small groups … Read More
Monday Proflections – June 16 – 21
Here’s at what’s going on this week with me and Church Leader Insights (CLI) that might be of interest to you: Monday – I’m away today for a writing day – working on my next book (I can’t tell you the title yet but one of the goals of the book is to bridge the gap between attractional and missional … Read More