When I first made a decision to go to church, I was an adult. It was all very unfamiliar to me but I vividly remember that experience. For me, it started what has now been a lifetime transformation process. It’s what led me to Christ, what led me to baptism, what led me to grow, what led me to understand God’s word and radically transformed my life.
I’m sure as you think about your story, that’s true for you as well. Your life has been transformed because some church cared for you and assimilated you. They helped you go from stranger to guest to family member to fully engaged follower.
For most people, the process of growing in Jesus Christ starts when they come to church for the very first time.
Can you think back to when you entered a church for the first time? It can be an intimidating situation — not knowing where to park, where to go, who you will meet, how you will be welcomed, essentially what to expect from start to finish.
The challenge all of us face as church leaders and what I saw very early on in my ministry:
You have people attending each week for the first time but because of the scenario I described above, it’s difficult to get them to return to church for a second time. And if WE DON’T GET THEM TO COME BACK, they are never going to become fully developing followers of Jesus.
It’s such a challenge that the average church in America only keeps one out of every 20 people. That averages to about only 10 first-time guests per year!
Now imagine that same church making a few small changes and now improving that number to keep 1 out of every 10!
How many more lives could be transformed?
That’s the Power of Assimilation.
There IS a proven process of Assimilation to welcome first-time guests, get them to return again and again, and effectively move them to membership and an ongoing relationship with Christ.
I first developed this 10 years ago at The Journey Church but since then have implemented and improved these strategies with over 3,000 churches across all sizes and denominations. The turnarounds I’ve seen have been dramatic. Even with churches that are 100 to 150 years old and stagnant for a long time.
The fact is that nothing impacts the growth of your church FASTER than Assimilation — the process of welcoming first-time guests, keeping them coming back and eventually moving them to membership.
Wherever you are, and whatever stage of life you’re in as a church, improving your Assimilation rate is going to have a dramatic impact on your church!
That’s why I’m now releasing the “next generation” of my most powerful, proven resource – I’ve radically updated it and it’s available to you TODAY:
Completely UPDATED & EXPANDED:
The NEW Assimilation Seminar + Team Edition
— Now Available in CD/Download OR DVD Set!
This radical update has been 10 years in the making! See the PS below for more details on the improvements.
You can see the Power of Assimilation – now how will you make this the year that you keep and assimilate more first-time guests?
Your partner in ministry,
Nelson
P.S. This brand new, step-by-step, “Done-for-You” resource contains everything you need to implement the Assimilation System in YOUR church!
10 years in the making, it’s completely updated and expanded to be 30% longer with 50% more content – the latest learnings and strategies that have worked in my church and at over 3,000 churches across all sizes and denominations.
Plus, it’s organized for team training with seven powerful sessions that you can go through at your own pace – easily one per week!
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME – you have a Team Training DVD Option! Train your staff and key leaders — I will be right there on the screen walking you through each of the seven sessions of training.
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