Happy New Year to you! I have some exciting news to share with you – my new book just launched Jan 1, titled Tongue Pierced: How the Words You Speak Transform the Life You Live. Check out this recent article from Publishers Weekly by Kathleen Samuelson – and read the PS below for details on how you can pick up your own copy and get a collection of $190.00 in book bonuses!

Just in time to help readers who might want to resolve in the coming year to pay closer attention to their language, two January books from religion publishers address the topic of the words we use and their effect on those who hear them, for good or ill.

The subject might be more important than many of us realize. A 2011 study involving 223 middle school students addressed the correlation between profanity in the media and aggression in kids. The study showed exposure to cursing had the same effect as exposure to violence on TV or in video games. “From using profanity to aggressive behavior, it was a pretty strong correlation,” according to study leader Sarah Coyne.

In Tongue Pierced: How the Words You Speak Transform the Life You Live (David C. Cook), Nelson Searcy, lead pastor of The Journey Church in New York City, encourages people to live a “tongue pierced” lifestyle, one in which words “reflect a heart filled with love; words that will impact your reality in ways that will bring you the meaning, relationships and success you want,” Searcy writes. He examines the power of words, how they reflect on the speaker, and the impact on loved ones, explaining how children in particular need to hear encouraging, empowering words.

“Your words have immense power to shape your children’s destiny,” writes Searcy. “What you say gives them the script for how they view themselves, which will largely determine their success in life’s various arenas.”

How can people become more intentional about the words they use? “The first step is simply awareness of how the words we use can have a positive impact on those around us and on ourselves,” Searcy tells PW. “Most people, when they stop to reflect, know intuitively that our words impact other people. What is so shocking for many in this ‘awareness’ step is how their words also impact their own heart, soul, spirit, and mind.” Searcy points to Jesus’ teaching from Luke 6:45. “When our hearts are pure, our words are pure,” Searcy says. “When our hearts are negative or critical, so are our words.”

Click here to read the full article.

Your partner in ministry,

Nelson

P.S. – To pick up my new book today just click here (it’s only $12 now on Amazon). After you pick up the book, go to www.ChurchLeaderInsights.com/TonguePierced to get over $190.00 in free bonuses – including the full Tongue Pierced Sermon Series ($99.95 value) and a $60.00 gift certificate for anything in the CLI Store. I can’t give you the book for free but I will give you FIVE TIMES what you invested in the book through this gift certificate alone!

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About Nelson Searcy

Nelson Searcy is an experienced church growth strategist, pastor, church planter and coach, consulting with churches around the world. As founder of Church Leader Insights and the Renegade Pastors Network, he has personally trained more than 3,500 church leaders in over 45 denominations through live events, seminars and monthly coaching. Nelson is also the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Journey Church, with locations across New York City and in Boca Raton, FL. Nelson and his church routinely appear on lists such as “The 50 Most Influential Churches” and “The 25 Most Innovative Leaders.” He is the author of over 100 church growth resources and 18+ books, including The Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Life, Ministry and The Difference Maker: Using Your Everyday Life for Eternal Impact, and At the Cross with the People Who Were There. He and his wife, Kelley, have one son, Alexander.