Have you ever thought about writing a book? As a pastor, does it seem like more work, time and energy than you have to spare? The good news is, it doesn’t have to be. It’s actually easy when you have the right system (more on that later). After studying church growth for decades (you may know me to be a … Read More
McGavran Monday – Gentile on the Bridge
In honor of Dr. Gary McIntosh’s new biography of Donald McGavran, here’s today’s Monday moment: “By means of the ‘Gentile on the bridge’ there came to be in town after town within a comparatively short time a considerable number of Gentile converts who remained in close organic connection with large numbers of unconverted relatives.” – Donald McGavran Secure your copy … Read More
Books Change the World
This week in 1469 marks the death of of Johannes Gutenberg. Johannes was a developer of movable type, which became a powerful factor in the spread of the Protestant Reformation. Here are some pictures from August 2014 when my wife Kelley and I visited the Guttenberg Museum in Germany. Your partner in ministry, Nelson P.S. Taking a little inspiration from Gutenberg, now you don’t have … Read More
Leaders are readers: Why you should read 50 books this year
Today’s guest post comes to us from Stephanie Vozza for FastCompany.com. Stephanie is an author and freelance writer who, for more than 20 years, has written about business and productivity. If you want to get ahead in business, sit down and pick up a book. Warren Buffett spends 80% of his day reading. Bill Gates reads for an hour each … Read More
Infographic: Benefits of Reading
Today’s guest post comes to us in the form of a beautifully illustrated infographic by Raphael Lysander. Raphael dedicates this art to all those who love to read. … Read More
McGavran Monday – Missionary Enterprise
In honor of Dr. Gary McIntosh’s new biography of Donald McGavran, here’s today’s Monday moment: “Missions would function with new life if their aims were radically pruned and they rededicated themselves to the business of planting self-propagating churches.” – Donald McGavran Secure your copy of the book at 40% OFF plus insightful bonuses here. (the above quote is from p. … Read More
What’s Your New Year’s Resolution?
If you are like the majority of pastors, your years of ministry have decreased your passion and increased your frustration. In the midst of life’s chaos and the pressures of leading church week after week, “average” may have become your new standard – but you’ve been called to so much more. Why not resolve to make 2016 the year where … Read More
McGavran Monday – Discerning the Body
In honor of Dr. Gary McIntosh’s new biography of Donald McGavran, here’s today’s Monday moment: “As we consider various factors and principles relating to Church Growth we need abundant, accurate information about the members of our churches. This basic principle of Church Growth is called “Discerning the Body”. Pastors and lay people need to discern the Body in the congregation … Read More
Happy Birthday, Donald McGavran! Five Lessons I’ve Learned and Applied – Part 1
Many church leaders don’t know the founder of the modern church growth movement, Donald McGavran, and what we can apply from his teaching to our own ministry. In honor of McGavrans’s birthday, I’d like to give you a glimpse of five motivational Donald McGavran quotes that have impacted what we do at The Journey. I hope they will challenge you … Read More
McGavran Monday – Liberating Multitudes
In honor of Dr. Gary McIntosh’s new biography of Donald McGavran, here’s today’s Monday moment: “Evangelization which takes no account of this complex social structure and simply invites all ‘Americans’ to become Christians in existing congregations and denominations is chained to slow growth. Only an evangelization which sees the mosaic and encourages the myriad individuals who make it up to … Read More