It would be wrong to keep this to myself – Nothing will bring health and growth faster in your church than working on your Assimilation system! Just a few tweaks to this system can make a big difference. This is the one system that will keep your first-time guests coming back and moving forward to become second-time guests, regular attenders … Read More
Warehouse Overstock CLEARANCE SALE – Save up to 80%
I’ve got some great news for you but here’s the context: I just finished a big event in Orlando. As we were winding things down, I found out that our warehouse sent us too many resources. But you know what — their mistake is YOUR gain! I figure these resources can’t help anybody just sitting around so I’d like to give … Read More
Let’s Grow Your Church Through Assimilation – Join Me LIVE in Orlando!
There’s just something about being in the room LIVE and focusing on one topic in-depth for a couple of days. And if there were ever a topic to focus on in-depth – that will make the biggest impact on your church growth – this is THE ONE. That’s why you’re invited to join me at a brand new, one-time-only event where we can … Read More
Monday is for Follow-up: The Three Rs of Retention
“In its simplest form, the tenets of the entire Assimilation System can be boiled down to the three Rs of retention: Return, Relationships and Responsibility. When those first-time guests walked through your door, your initial goal was to earn return visits from them. When they did return, your goal evolved. You wanted to introduce them to environments and situations that … Read More
Registration Open NOW: NEW Assimilation Intensive Workshop
Think you know Assimilation? Not like this. I would like to extend a special invitation for you to join me at a brand new event that I’m doing for the first time ever: The Assimilation Intensive Workshop. This workshop will be EVERYTHING I know about Assimilation crammed into two days — Thursday, October 20 – Friday, October 21 at Walt Disney World, Orlando, … Read More
Monday is For Follow-up: Creating Sticky Situations
“If you want your second-timers to stick – and we know you do – you must understand that relationships are the glue. Connections with the Body of Christ are the most effective adhesive for keeping your guests and your church bound together. So how can your help your second-time guests form these important connections? By getting them involved in sticky … Read More
Monday is for Follow-up: Encouraging Second-Time Guests
“When your second-time guests walk through your door, they unknowingly come face to face with a fork in the road. Four to six months from that moment, they will either be assimilated into your church or they will be gone – far from the church and likely far from any kind of relationship with Jesus. Your job is to guide them … Read More
Monday is for Follow-up: The Best Time to Email First-time Guests
“Through lots of trial and error, we have found that between 2:00 P.M. and 3:00 P.M. on Monday afternoon is the best time to send your follow-up email. The open rate on Monday mornings is not nearly as high. Most people don’t check their email on Sunday and have so many emails on Monday morning that your follow-up could easily … Read More
Nine Years of Decline…time to act
You may be surprised to know that my original ordination was with the Southern Baptists (I’ll tell you the longer story sometime) so I keep up with them. Just recently, they announced that the denomination is in the ninth straight year of DECLINE! Wow. And what’s shocking to me, is that instead of going on emergency mode to reverse it, … Read More
Summer Sale – HALF OFF All 8 Healthy Church Systems Seminars!
Why do some churches grow and others don’t? I often get asked this from pastors, with the follow-up question, “So, what’s their secret?” As if there’s something those pastors know that others don’t. After coaching over 2,100 pastors in all denominations, I have a very clear answer on this – there IS a System. Eight of them to be exact. And they … Read More