I’ve got some inside info from my publisher for you – today thru Monday, Nov. 14th only, you can pick up the e-book (Kindle) edition of my book, Ignite: How to Spark Immediate Growth in Your Church, for only $1.99! You’ll save 87%! Ignite is the ultimate how-to book to help you reach more people for Christ. Imagine the real possibilities – What if … Read More
First one’s today – My ALL NEW 2017 Preaching Calendar Webinar – Spots still available!
I still have space available for my ALL NEW “Planning Your 2017 Preaching Calendar” online event – and the first one is TODAY! But don’t delay – space is limited and this is the only week this event is running! I don’t want you to miss out on this valuable training that will have an exponential impact on all of … Read More
You’re Invited! NEW 2017 Preaching Calendar Webinar (+ bonuses!)
A few weeks ago at The Journey, we had a week-long planning retreat with all of our teaching pastors and our worship pastors from our various campuses. At the end of the planning session, we walked away with a preaching calendar. Out of that planning, literally and somewhat surprisingly, we had all the titles for all our series next year … Read More
Remembering Peter Wagner – Part 2 of 2
Yesterday I posted here to let you know that on Friday, Oct 21 at 2:30pm C. Peter Wagner went to be with the Lord. He was 86. In remembrance of him, I’m sharing some thoughts about his impact on my life . . . particularly in the area of church growth. Yesterday, I shared this link to an interview I did … Read More
Remembering Peter Wagner – Part 1 of 2
10 days ago today as I was returning home from my 2-Day Assimilation Intensive I heard the news: Peter Wagner is with the Lord. As I was traveling, I was in touch with several mutual friends who all knew Dr. Wagner and we had a nice time reminiscing and talking about his influence on our life. For me, his primary … Read More
The Economic Value of Religion in America
Today’s guest post comes to us from EvangelicalFocus.com. A new first-of-its-kind study has taken an empirical look at the true “value” of faith, and found that religion is worth $1.2 trillion to the US economy, more than the worth of technology giants Apple and Microsoft combined. The Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion has released the study, made by Georgetown … Read More
Peter Wagner on Effective Evangelism (In Remembrance)
“Church planting is the most effective form of evangelism under heaven.” – C.Peter Wagner (August 15, 1930 – October 21, 2016)
Sam Jones on God’s Order of Things
“The curse of this age is that we have put gold above God, chattels above character, and mammon above manhood. We have inverted God’s order of things.” -Samel Porter Jones – passed on this day in 1906
Monday is for Follow-up: Second-Time Guests
“Follow-up starts with another 36-Hour Email Response. Again, time the email to arrive between 2:00 P.M. and 3:00 P.M. on Monday immediately after the second visit. You want to accomplish three things with this email, two of which parallel what you did in the first-time email and one that goes a step further: 1. Thank your guests for returning. 2. … Read More
Jonathan Edwards on Preaching on Hell
“If I am in danger of going to hell, I should be glad to know as much as possibly I can of the dreadfulness of it… I think it is a reasonable thing to endeavor to fright persons away from hell.” – Jonathan Edwards