On Sunday we are doing a Salsa service at The Journey. No, I’m not talking about the style of dance or the refreshment selections, I’m talking about the style of worship order. If you’ve listed to my Worship Planning Seminar, then you know that we have three different types of worship orders that we use regularly to give variety to … Read More
Where There’s Slack There’s Lack – 1 of 8
SYSTEM #1: THE WEEKEND SERVICE SYSTEM Let’s start this Wednesday series “Where There’s Slack There’s Lack” by looking from the outside in – meaning we’ll work from the systems that are most obvious/ directly influence your people to the ones that are meant more to keep you and your team on track. We’ll jump in with the Weekend Service System… … Read More
Where There’s Slack There’s Lack – New Eight Week Series
INTRODUCTION: I’ve been playing with this phrase in my mind for quite a while now. It’s a true statement, don’t you agree? Where there’s slack (in energy or effort), there will be lack… a lack of fruit, a lack of results, a lack of passion… Those of you who are familiar with me and with Church Leader Insights are pretty … Read More
The Power of Sunday
Here’s what I read every Sunday morning: The Power of Sunday Sunday is . . . game day . . . impact time . . . evangelism hour . . .resurrection day . . .prime time . . . focal point . . . the super bowl, world cup and world series all rolled in one! Sunday matters! THIS Sunday … Read More
Monday Proflections – June 9 2008
I’m very excited about the week ahead, here’s what’s going on with me and CLI: Monday – I’m in the office until 2pm and then off to Chicago. Here’s what a Monday morning looks like around The Journey: 9:00am – Meeting with my Executive Assistant; 10:30am – Strategic Team Meeting (my direct reports); 1:30pm – All Staff Meeting (30min max); … Read More
The Truth About Church Systems (NEW Free Report)
One question I get constantly is ‘Nelson, what do you mean by Church Systems?‘ Great question. And one that definitely needs addressed. Because if you really get ‘church systems’ it will dramatically improve how you lead your church and increase your understanding of how God grows our churches (often much faster than we think possible) But if you go about … Read More
Servants Not Stars is the Goal
Jason has a great new podcast over at Worship Leader Insights. It’s titled “Creating Servants, Not Superstars – How to Help Your Volunteers Embrace the Role of Servanthood” Check it out! Listen or Download online and its FREE!