Today I’m teaching live in Manhattan and its NOT being used as a video message in Brooklyn or Jersey City so it gives me a chance to break out of the screen box for something a bit more creative.

We call it a Salsa Service because of the way the sermon is split into multiple parts by music, testimony, video, etc.  You can read more about a Salsa Worship Order in my post from Thursday by clicking here.

In preparation for this message based on Jeremiah 18 (Jeremiah and the Potter’s House) I was able to visit a local pottery shop, teach part of the message on site and actually handle some clay/pottery.  The shop also gave us some pottery to be used as props on Sunday.

It should be a fun service!

After our third morning service, we have Worship Arts orientation from 2:30 – 4:30pm where we will welcome almost 100 new artists to our team (BTW, most of our artists are not professional artists – the professionals are too busy with Broadway shows on Sundays.  Instead they are business professionals or teachers or regular folks who have a skill or talent they want to use for God).  Jason and his team did a great job with the fall auditions and I’m excited about the future of our worship arts team.  Jason told me on Friday that he is planning a tele-seminar in the future to talk about how you can use an audition process to raise up new artists.  Keep an eye on www.WorshipLeaderInsights.com for all the details.

I hope you have a great day at your church!  I’m off to the first service,

Nelson

P.S. A big thanks to everyone who prayed for our baptism service last Sunday.  We baptized 22 people!  That brings our total baptisms to 130+ for the year and we still have our big November Friday Night baptism to go!

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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.