I was sad to read that Roy Fish passed away on Monday at age 82. Roy is a true great for those of us who love evangelism. In memory of him, here are my top 3 favorite Roy Fish books: Every Member Evangelism for Today Preaching Evangelistically Evangelism in a Changing World Roy served Southwestern Baptist Seminary for nearly 50 … Read More
2 Methods to Mobilize New Volunteers in Your Church
I’ve now been in ministry over two decades, coached more than 1,200 pastors and connected with tens of thousands through the ministry of Church Leader Insights and there’s one phrase I don’t think I’ve ever heard… We just have too many volunteers! No, the work we do as church leaders will always involve willing volunteers to do the work of … Read More
5 Change Killers in Your Church
Gabe Kolstad here again today. I’m a multi-time Advanced Coaching Alumni with Nelson and Senior Pastor of Westside Community Church in Beaverton, Oregon. It’s great to be back with you again this week to talk about making changes in our churches. Personally I get very excited about this subject. It fires me up to think about where we’re headed and how … Read More
Why Thursday Deadlines Make for Better Sundays at Your Church
Christianity Today recently ran an excerpt from my worship planning book, Engage, on its website, and I wanted to share it with you today: Why Thursday Deadlines Make for Better Sundays at Church Deciding details early coordinates efforts and avoids last-minute problems. The first church I pastored was a small Baptist church in Charlotte, North Carolina. I was a 21-year-old kid. … Read More
Three Ways to Overcome the Hard Days of Ministry
Jason Hatley here . . . Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey and Founder of www.WorshipLeaderInsights.com, with a reminder and some encouragement for you this morning. “On it’s best day, ministry is hard.” That is the advice my Lead Pastor, Nelson Searcy, shared with me when I was first starting in ministry. What God has called us to do is … Read More
A Simple, Effective Way to “Wow” the People you Lead
Roy Mansfield here – Pastor of Spiritual Development at Northstar Church in Panama City, Florida, former Director of Training for Church Leader Insights and regular guest contributor to Nelson’s blog… When I was younger… when I didn’t have kids… when I had less responsibility… when I… [insert pathetic excuse of your choice here] I was the self proclaimed “King of Romance.” … Read More
One Powerful Question for Making Changes (From Guest Blogger, Gabe Kolstad)
After coaching over 1,200 Senior Pastors since 2006, I take great pleasure in seeing how God is using those pastors and their leadership to impact His Kingdom. One such pastor is Gabe Kolstad, a multi-time Advanced Coaching Alumni and Senior Pastor of Westside Community Church in Beaverton, Oregon. I’ve asked him to share a series of posts in the coming … Read More
How You Can Celebrate and Raise the Value of Baptism in Your Church (FREE Video)
In case you missed it, this week I’m celebrating our recent Beach Baptisms at The Journey by giving you some tools to help you Baptize more people in your church. Today I want to tell you about a POWERFUL (and underused) technique to challenge and motivate more people to be baptized… THE BAPTISM VIDEO! There’s nothing like seeing people experiencing the joy … Read More
How to Hone Your Church’s Systems for Maximum Impact – Part 2
On Friday we started looking at the deep impact that each of the 8 systems plays as a crucial part in seeing God move in our churches. We’re taking a multiple part blog series to evaluate a recent story sent to me from John Newland, a 3 time coaching participant and the impact he saw on his Big Event because … Read More
How Your Decision to Grow Directly Affects Your Church Attendance – Plus a Special Bonus
I’ve got an important reminder below about how you can Save $1200.00 and Receive Over $1245.00 in Bonuses, but first…. Too many pastors have decided that its not possible for their church to grow. Many times they have simply chosen to believe that it is too late for their church to make a shift to see healthy growth and the … Read More