Yesterday, I mentioned on my blog the “Attract” Sermons Series (click here to read that post).  Today, I want to share with you two more types of sermon series that will help bring about a more well-rounded preaching plan.

A Growth Sermon Series:

The Growth Sermon Series in your message lineup are those series that can make the biggest impact on the lives of those who attend. They are the message series that tie in most completely with the life of your church (with the small groups, the missions and ministry opportunities, etc.).

These series receive the most promotion and are strategically placed during the times of the year when your church has the highest attendance and the greatest opportunity for growth. These are the series that you wait all year for and which take people to the next step in their spiritual lives.

Here are some examples of some of our Growth Sermon Series at The Journey: “The New Testament Challenge,” “40 Days with Jesus,” and “The Creed” (a study of the Apostles’ Creed).

These message series are good at bringing people into relationships with Christ, increasing baptisms, growing membership, increasing numbers in ministry and mission. A lot of work goes into making these possible…because the series extends into every area of your church’s life.

A Balance Sermon Series:

The Balance Sermon Series in your message lineup bring balance to your overall teaching by allowing you to touch on areas or topics that you missed or were weak on during other parts of the year.

These are the messages that allow you to address specific issues or felt needs that do not always require an entire series and were not addressed in an earlier series. These issues need to be taught on, but you do not want to focus on them for an extended series.

The Balance Series might also be a series whose messages do not build on each other from week to week (where the messages are only held together loosely by an overlying theme or question) or a single message on a special day (for instance, The Journey has had a “Real Men’s Day” on Father’s Day before).

Here are some examples of some of our Balance Sermon Series at The Journey: “Forward in Faith,” “Accelerate: 5 Habits to Accelerate My Spiritual Growth” and “The Games of Life: Succeeding Where It Matters Most.”

Your partner in ministry,

Nelson

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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.