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“The Communication Card or Connection Card is just that – a card that enables you to have a dialogue of sorts with everyone who attends your church on a given Sunday. Measuring about a third of a page, the Communication Card is printed on heavy paper stock and inserted into the program. Don’t stick it in the back of the … Read More

“The 96-Hour Snail-Mail Response gives you the perfect opportunity to wow your guests with another little surprise gift. Don’t mention on Sunday that they’ll be receiving something in the mail. Let it be a completely unexpected treat. Being in Manhattan, we usually include a $4 subway Metro Card and write something along the lines of ‘Take a Journey on us!’ in … Read More

“Of all the knowledge that we can ever obtain, the knowledge of God, and the knowledge of ourselves, are the most important.” -Jonathan Edwards

“The 96-Hour Snail-Mail Response is something every church can do. By Thursday afternoon of the week they visited, you should have a personal note in the hands of every person who provided you with a mailing address. If you are in an email-literate culture, this will follow the 36-hour Email. If not, this is your post-weekend starting point.” – Nelson Searcy … Read More

“Within a day and a half after their visit, each and every one of your first-time guests should receive an email that (1) thanks them for attending and (2) invites them to come back. Make sure you do both of those things. Too often, churches thank their guests for attending but fail to give them a direct invitation back.” – Nelson … Read More

Your Assimilation system is your plan for taking people from their first visit to being fully developing members of your church. Evangelism and assimilation go hand in hand. In fact, many times, assimilation precedes evangelism because unreached people will often attend your church for quite a while before making a decision to follow Jesus. You can’t simply expect your first-time … Read More

I’m excited to talk with you today about something life-transforming that will have a dramatic impact on the growth and health of your church! This is so important that I just had to make this available to you right away. So in this FREE video, I’ll introduce you to The Power of Assimilation and how making just a few small … Read More

“Why Assimilate? Assimilation leads to life transformation by giving people the means and opportunity to become maturing followers of Christ. In broad terms, “assimilation” can be defined as the process used to encourage your first-time guests to continue coming back until they see and understand God’s power, accept Jesus as their Savior and commit themselves to the local church through … Read More