I love Monday’s – if things go right on Monday I’m sitting pretty for the rest of the week. Here’s a few things on my calendar that I’m looking forward too and that I thought might benefit you: Monday – Today is the last today to get the free Evangelism Seminar (57.00 Value) that Roy is offering. Click Here. Tuesday, … Read More
Sunday Preparation
In about an hour I will deliver the 10am message at The Journey-Manhattan. The message is “The Art of Confrontation” and it’s part 2 in our Tongue Pierced series. I tried something new this past week in preparing for this message. I came in early on Tuesday morning and the message was sorta burning in my head (you’ve been there, … Read More
Pentecost Sunday and a HUGE Freebie
One of the reasons I started this blog is because we needed a great place to give away free stuff. Well, yesterday Roy took this to a whole new level by giving away our #2 bestselling resource – The Evangelism Seminar! Why? Because tomorrow is Pentecost Sunday. Here’s what Roy said (and keep reading, I’ll tell you how to get … Read More
So Much to Say, So Little Time – Making the Message Stick
Most of you are probably familiar with the book Made To Stick, by Heath brothers Chip and Dan. I recently took a fresh look at one of the concepts that the brothers dive into in their “Simple” section… How many of us struggle with having to fit all the things we want to say into the little bit of time … Read More
Q & A: What About People from Other Churches?
I recently got this question from a friend in New Hampshire who attended the recent Launch Conference that Kerrick and I did here in the city: “How do you handle people from other churches who want to join your church?” This is a great question that we all should wrestle with. There are three types of church growth: Conversion Growth … Read More
The Truth About Church Systems (NEW Free Report)
One question I get constantly is ‘Nelson, what do you mean by Church Systems?‘ Great question. And one that definitely needs addressed. Because if you really get ‘church systems’ it will dramatically improve how you lead your church and increase your understanding of how God grows our churches (often much faster than we think possible) But if you go about … Read More
Monday Memory Tips for Church Leaders
I wonder if its harder for pastors to remember things on Monday than any other day of the week? Most of us are a little ‘cloudy’ on Monday’s due to fatigue from our weekend obligations. So if that’s you, here’s five Monday memory tips for you (full disclosure – I’m a sucker for memory tips – it’s a little known … Read More
Excited About Sunday and Tongue Pierced
In just about 90minutes we’ll be kicking off the first of our four services at our Manhattan Location (where I’m teaching today) and we are beginning a brand new series called “Tongue Pierced” that’s based on Proverbs 18:21: “The tongue has the power of life and death.” Today’s message is called The Power of Words and its an intro to … Read More
Worship Leader Intensive – May 14 -15 (and a Freebie)
On May 14 and 15 Jason Hatley, The Journey’s Worship Arts Pastor, is leading is premier event, a two day Worship Leader Intensive (Hint: Pastor, you may want to make sure your Worship Leader is at this event). During this event he teaches you how to overcome the top “7 Challenges Every Worship Leader Will Face.” Here’s how Jason’s describes … Read More
Q & A: How To Read More
Got this question from Church Planting Coaching Network Alumni Mike Sorcinelli (New Day Church – www.newdaychurch.cc ) in Longmeadow, MA: “I really want to be a reader but it literally took me 6 hours + to read your book “Fusion”, which is a short book. It’ll take me almost a month to read “Planting Missional Churches” (I’m about half way … Read More