“The key to being a Difference Maker is to be prepared for the everyday moments of opportunity that God brings your way.” – Nelson Searcy The above quote is from p. 61 of The Difference Maker: Using Your Everyday Life for Eternal Impact. Click here to learn more about the new book from Nelson Searcy – and how you can also … Read More
Ministry: Hard Job, High Calling
Today’s guest post comes to us from Heidi Hall for Christianity Today about the daunting challenges faced by pastors. Gordon Atkinson’s decision to leave the ministry didn’t come as an epiphany, nor was it a knee-jerk reaction to a particularly contentious church business meeting. It began with a headache. A migraine. And then some anxiety, followed by its dark twin, … Read More
FREE – New Release: Servant Evangelism Resource – Updated & Expanded!
And now for something we’ve never done before – Before we even release this in the store, you have the opportunity today to pick up a brand new resource – completely updated & expanded – for FREE! In fact, I’ve just updated this within the last month. The subject – Servant Evangelism. With summer approaching, I’m preparing our servant evangelism strategy … Read More
Monday is for Follow-Up: Seven minutes is all you get!
“Seven minutes is all you get to make a positive first impression. In the first seven minutes of contact with your church, your first-time guests will know whether or not they are coming back. That’s before a single worhsip song is sung and before a single word of the message is uttered. ” – Nelson Searcy (the above quote is from p. … Read More
On Soul Searching
“Go straight for souls, and go for the worst.” – William Booth, Methodist preacher and founder of The Salvation Army
No foolin’ – Write and publish your own book in as little as three months
It’s no April’s Fools joke – I will show you my simple method of how to write and publish your first book in as little as three months. Through years of writing, I have developed a system that enables me to write two books every year, one that has increased the impact of my ministry in a profound way. In … Read More
HALF OFF resource – Why they won’t be back Sunday (& what you can do about it!)
Why do people attend on Easter but then not come back the following Sunday? It happens every year. Easter Sunday is the largest attended Sunday of the year but then – for some reason – those first-time guests don’t return. Many pastors are left scratching their heads trying to figure out why people don’t return or how to get them … Read More
Ends TODAY – New Assimilation Seminar
Pop Quiz – how have you been following up with your first-time guests from Easter? a) Still organizing but will follow up this week. b) Sent out some form letters that we always send. c) I know I need to follow up but not sure where to begin. d) Um, what follow-up? Whether it’s the week after Easter Sunday or any … Read More
Five Church Lies I Learned
Today’s guest post comes to us from Josh Daffern, Lead Pastor of Mt Vernon Church. Josh graduated from New Orleans Baptist Seminary with a Masters and Doctorate and is an avid reader and blogger. I don’t think it was ever intentional, but I picked up some church lies growing up. I’m born and raised Baptist, surrounded by (mostly) loving, well-meaning folks. I’m … Read More
Monday is for Follow-up: Creating a second-time guest
“Monday is the greatest day of the week when it comes to your post-weekend follow-up. Don’t wait to get the follow-up going. Have you ever given someone a gift and gotten a thank-you note almost immediately? Doesn’t that make you feel acknowledged and appreciated? Remember that your guests are gifts, and they gave part of their coveted weekend to you. … Read More