When Kerrick and I wrote Launch a couple of years ago, our goal was to share the process that we saw God bless at The Journey and in countless new churches around the country – it’s a book full of lessons learned. Some of the best Church Planting lessons are learned in the form of the mistakes made along the … Read More
Maximizing Easter Around the World
One of the greatest benefits of using technology to equip church leaders is that distances that were insurmountable just a few years ago are crossed instantaneously today via the internet. The Church Leader Insights Family has been growing more and more internationally over the last couple of years. It’s exciting to see how the systems and principles that we teach … 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
Ready to Help Thousands of Churches around North America and Beyond? Two Positions Available
I often share with my coaching participants that when it comes to staffing, I try to “always be recruiting.” That’s because I believe in finding the best possible people to be a part of any team I’m leading. So I thought I’d take a moment today to ask you a couple of questions: Are you a self-starting and Kingdom-minded person … Read More
Communicating Your Big Day Evangelism Strategy to Your Church (Free Download)
A number of you have already let me know how my new book Ignite has helped you and your church. That’s always encouraging to me, so keep ’em coming! Feel free to use the “Ask Nelson” button on the right side of this blog to send me your story. One such email that I recently received from Clark Frailey, member … Read More
Overcoming Worship Leader Challenges (Free E-Book)
My Worship Pastor here at The Journey, Jason Hatley, just recently released a brand-new Free E-Book for worship leaders called “Overcoming the Seven Challenges of a Worship Leader.” Every Worship Leader faces challenges – seven major challenges to be specific. Once you identify these challenges and build a systematic approach to overcoming them, you and your worship ministry can thrive! … Read More
Church Systems and the Concentric Circles
The Purpose Driven Church is one of those “must have” books that every pastor should have on his bookshelf (like all of mine – ha!). One of the paradigm-shifting concepts that Rick Warren shared with the church leadership world in this book is the “Concentric Circles” that help us visualize how people move step by step from the community into … 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
Free Growth Barrier Resource – Today Only!
I am convinced that right now is the best time to grow a church. People are most open to the Gospel in times of tension, trouble and transition — and there’s plenty of each going around! So, I’m excited about the potential for growth over this next year and I want to help you break your next growth barrier this … Read More