True for Our Times? – A Saturday Quote

“These are the hard times in which a genius would wish to live. Great necessities call forth great leaders.”
- President John Quincy Adams, 1780

Ten Secrets of Church Marketing – CLI Newsletter Rewind

Today I’m sharing another one of the articles from this month’s CLI Newsletter.

We pack each newsletter with the best content we can find.  Like this article from the good folks at Truth Advertising:

TEN SECRETS OF CHURCH MARKETING

“The problem is that most church ads I see are very boring and self-serving. The church drones on about this program and that ministry. ‘We have this, we have that.’ Who cares? Certainly most readers don’t and that’s why there’s a major disconnect and your ad does not work. Instead, write your ad and describe your church from the reader’s perspective. Write to their interests, appeal to their emotions and tell them how what you have to offer can help them get what they want. Lots of ad copy will help you accomplish that” Read the full article here…

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Igniting Growth In Your Church – Week 3 of 6

Welcome to week 3 of my 6-week blog series, “Igniting Growth In Your Church.” I trust that this Thursday series is driving you deeper in your study of my new book, Ignite: How To Spark Immediate Growth In Your Church.

Last week we dissected the four best times of year to do a big day. Now that you have a big day on your calendar (you do, right?), the next step is to understand how you, as the pastor, can use it to ignite evangelism in your church…

Today’s Topic:

Pastor – Igniting Evangelism Through the Stage, Staff and Structure

Each and every time you step in front of your crowd, you have the chance to speak truth into their lives. Whether you are preaching from a stage to thousands of listeners, from a pulpit to hundreds, or from a makeshift sanctuary to just a handful, you have been given incredible power to shape the lives and eternities of every person listening to you.

That’s exactly why the responsibility for keeping the evangelistic temperature in the church boiling hot falls on you. There are three ways that you can raise the level of evangelism in your church…  1) through the stage 2) through your staff and 3) through your church’s structure. Let’s look at each one in a little more detail:

Stage: What gets presented from the stage is more likely to get accomplished in the pews. In other words, you can’t keep quiet and assume that your people will do anything. You have to challenge. You have to encourage. Here are three of the most effective ways to use the stage to challenge your people toward evangelism:

• Tell Your Own Evangelistic Stories
• Have Others Give Their Testimony
• Teach an Evangelism System

Staff: Challenge your staff to be actively involved in evangelism and then hold them accountable for what you’ve asked them to do. Encourage them to lead the way by:

• Serving in Evangelistic Activities
• Praying for Unchurched Friends
• Praying and Fasting for Big Days
• Inviting Friends to Church

Structure: Think about the underlying structure of your church. Have you structured with an eye to the greater community? Have you structured in a way that helps you mobilize your people for evangelism? You can either structure your church for control or for growth, but not for both. Here are three of the best ways to make sure you are structuring for growth:

• Plan Regular Evangelistic Events
• Engage Small Groups in Evangelism
• Allow People to Belong Before They Believe

As you use the stage wisely, expect the best of your staff and structure your church for evangelism, you will be cooperating with God in reaching people for His glory. He will bless your efforts with lots of new people!

For more in depth information on how you can keep the evangelistic temperature of your church red hot, make sure to pick up your copy of Ignite: How To Spark Immediate Growth In Your Church. You may also want to check out my popular resource, “The Evangelism System.” Just click here.

So now you have an idea of what you, as the pastor, need to do to foster evangelism in your church. But what about your church members? How can you mobilize them for evangelism? That’s what we’ll talk about next Thursday. Make sure to check back!

- Nelson

P.S – If you missed the first two posts, don’t worry! Just click here for Week 1 and click here for Week 2.

October Book Recommendation (Video)

Since so many of you seem to be enjoying my book recommendation videos, I decided to do it a little different this month by filming outside of the office.

In case you the last few months’ videos, you can click these links to see my book recommendations for July, August and September.

Here’s my October book recommendation:

October Book Recommendation:

P.S. Have you already read Ignite? I’d love to hear your feedback — you can send it using the “Ask Nelson” button on the right side of the blog.

When to Start Small Groups in Church Planting

This is Kerrick Thomas (Executive & Teaching Pastor at The Journey and co-author of Launch and Activate.

Nelson asked me to address a key question that we are often asked by church planters: When should we begin small groups?

Our standard answer to that question is to wait until you have over 100 people attending before beginning small groups, but I thought I’d go a little further today to elaborate on the “why” behind the “when.”

So, why wait to start small groups?

Reason #1 - When you are first starting a church, you should  not expend the energy required to get small groups started in the first 6 months regardless of how big you grow.

There is just too much to do for a church planter that early in the process.  We recommend get your other systems under control at the beginning of the new church before moving on to small groups.

Systems like the Worship Planning System, the Assimilation System and the Evangelism System are foundational to a healthy start of a church, and they deserve your focus and energy before Small Groups.

Reason #2 - When you have fewer than 100 people your church basically is a  small group.  Everyone knows everyone anyway – so the importance of  small groups is minimized.

It’s okay to start small groups if you are still under 100 if you’ve been going for over a year.  Ideally you would have grown past 100, but even if you are running 50-80 people you can begin small groups and see positive spiritual fruit.

The whole idea behind holding off boils down to this:  It’s best to wait to begin small groups until you can implement and facilitate them effectively, right from the start.

I hope that helps!

Blessings…

Kerrick

P.S. Adam Bishop and I are about to begin a brand new Small Groups Pastor Tele-Coaching Network in just a few weeks.  For more information and to download an application, CLICK HERE.

Sample Documents for Christmas Offering – The Journey Church (Free PDF Downloads)

I’m just about to start the first of 4 Free “How to Plan & Conduct a Christmas Offering” Webinars that I’m doing this week, and I wanted to share some samples of what we’re using to let our folks at The Journey know about this year’s offering.

Here are the links to samples of:

• The letter & documents that explain the offering
• The large-format envelope we’re using to send the info packet
• The Journey’s special offering envelope design

If you haven’t already signed up for one of these Free Webinars, you can still sign up by CLICKING HERE.

I’ve tried to set up the times so that each of you can join me for one of them.

And don’t forget to grab your copy of my new E-Book by the same name, “How to Plan & Conduct a Christmas Offering” (PDF) at:

http://www.churchleaderinsights.com/christmas

Let Me Help You Plan Your Christmas Offering (Free Webinar Today)

In case you haven’t heard – I’m doing 4 webinars this week (today through Thursday) to help you plan and conduct your church’s Christmas Offering.

I want to help you maximize your ministry potential and grow your people – don’t delay, register now!

Here’s all the info:

FREE – Register Now!

Join Nelson Searcy in this 90-minute webinar without ever having to leave your office or home! Nelson will teach you to challenge your people to grow spiritually and maximize the impact of your church’s Christmas Offering. Once registered, you will simply need a phone and a computer with internet access to participate. This is a great opportunity to train your entire staff with this webinar.

4 Convenient Times to Choose From! Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:30PM – 3:00PM Eastern Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:00PM – 4:30PM Eastern Wednesday, October 28, 2009 7:00PM – 8:30PM Eastern Thursday, October 29, 2009 4:00PM – 5:30PM Eastern Here’s what you can expect to learn: What is a Christmas Offering and how it will grow your people during Christmas The complete ‘nuts and bolts’ of a successful Christmas Offering The specific timeline for an effective Christmas Offering How to conduct a Christmas Offering especially in a down economy How to gain the support of your staff and key leaders How to implement a Christmas Offering so as not to detract from your General Budget How to identify the causes that will motivate your people to give sacrificially 5 simple steps that will increase your Christmas Offering How to set the ‘right goals’ for your Christmas Offering How to determine the right dollar amount A specific process for celebrating your Christmas Offering Specific examples of graphics, letters, etc used at The Journey Church Plus much more! These Webinars are FREE! Don’t miss it – Register now Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:30PM – 3:00PM Eastern 12:30PM – 2:00PM Central 11:30AM – 1:00PM Mountain 10:30AM – 12:00PM Pacific Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:00PM – 4:30PM Eastern 2:00PM – 3:30PM Central 1:00PM – 2:30PM Mountain 12:00PM – 1:30PM Pacific Wednesday, October 28, 2009 7:00PM – 8:30PM Eastern 6:00PM – 7:30PM Central 5:00PM – 6:30PM Mountain 4:00PM – 5:30PM Pacific Thursday, October 29, 2009 4:00PM – 5:30PM Eastern 3:00PM – 4:30PM Central 2:00PM – 3:30PM Mountain 1:00PM – 2:30PM Pacific

P.S. If you haven’t already gotten my Free, freshly revised “How to Plan and Conduct a Christmas Offering” E-Book, you can download it here.

How to Structure Your Church for Growth (Part 2)

A couple of weeks ago I shared the first of a few posts that I’m writing about “structuring your church for growth”. It was about writing church by-laws, and if you missed it you can read it here.

Today I’d like to address another key issue in the area of church structure by starting with a quote I’ve heard my friend and mentor Rick Warren say many times:

“You can structure your church for growth or for control… but not both.”

This statement (which I’ve seen hold true time and time again) is never more true than in the area of church government.

In other words, if your primary goal in building your church structure is to control everything so that nothing ever goes wrong, you will never see significant growth in reaching the unchurched for Christ.

So, assuming you’re willing to relinquish some control for the sake of growing, what does this sort of church governance look like?

Keep these three words in mind: SIMPLE, FAST and FLEXIBLE.

In most states, the law requires you to have 3 officers for incorporation purposes, 2 of which must be external (you’ll need to check the specifics for your state).  That places our goal of simplicity firmly within reach. These “officers” will also serve as the board of overseers of the church.

So, who should be your officers? I highly recommend the lead pastor of the church in question serve as the chairperson and 2 other pastors (from other churches).

No one else is qualified to handle the unique issues and questions that this board will face like another pastor. Too often, we place an unfair burden on our church members by asking them to vote on and make decisions about issues that are foreign to them (especially if your church is truly reaching the unchurched).

As with any other position, board members should never be asked to serve without a timeline and they should rotate off at the chairperson’s discretion.

What does this board do? For one thing, they vote to approve the church’s annual budget.  At The Journey, the church body as a whole gets a chance to ask questions and provide input at a special forum, the budget itself is set and approved by the board.

As a part of this budget approval process, the board will need to determine what percentage of spending needs further approval. The board also serves as a salary committee, determining how much staff members will get paid.

In addition, the external board has the authority and responsibility to intervene in the case of moral failure or other disqualifying events on the part of the lead pastor.

You must also know that voting brings liability.  Every voting board member is liable for the decisions they make in this role.  To protect them, be sure to add Board Member liability insurance to your church’s insurance package.

What does all this do for your church? Well, it frees you up to move quickly in making decisions and gives your church the flexibility to pursue the vision that God has laid out, without unnecessary (and often divisive) meetings and votes.

P.S. I am able to spend a great deal more time and go into much further detail discussing church structure in my Senior Pastor Coaching Networks.

I have 3 brand new networks beginning in a few months (one tele-coaching and two on-site networks) – check them out and download an application by clicking here.

To Try… A Saturday Quote

“To try and fail is at least to learn. To fail to try is to suffer the loss of what might have been.”
– Benjamin Franklin, statesman

94 Servant Evangelism Ideas – CLI Newsletter Rewind

I’m taking a moment today to share one of the articles from this month’s CLI Newsletter.

We scour the internet each month and pack each newsletter with the best content we can find.  Like this article from my friend (and mentor) Steve Sjogren:

94 COMMUNITY SERVANT EVANGELISM IDEAS

“Servant Evangelism wins the heart before it confronts the mind. A small act of kindness nudges a person closer to God, often in a profound way as it bypasses ones mental defenses. The average Christ-follower is willing to hand a stranger a can of soda (low-risk). The high grace is seen in the typical reaction. ‘Oh, thank you!’ ‘This is so nice!’ ‘I can’t believe this is for free!’ And, ‘Why are you doing this?’  Kindness builds the bridge for the person to receive a touch of love from God.” Read the full article here…

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Igniting Growth In Your Church – Week 2 of 6

Today is the second installment of my 6-week blog series, “Igniting Growth In Your Church.” This Thursday series is your sneak peak into the pages of my new book, Ignite: How To Spark Immediate Growth In Your Church. If you are one of the tens of thousands who are already reading Ignite, well, thanks! I trust that this series will serve as a weekly reminder and reinforcement of what you are learning.

Last week we uncovered four of the most powerful reasons for doing a big day. Once you decide to go for it, the next step is to pick the most strategic date…

Today’s Topic: When Should I Do A big Day?

Here are four of the best times of year for a successful big day:

1. Easter Sunday – The Built-In Big Day - Easter is a big day “gimmie.” God has already put this one on the calendar for you, so your job is to maximize the increased turn out you are already destined to have. If you’ve never done a big day, this is a great one to start with because a large part of the structure is already in place.

2. Fall – The Back-To-School Big Day - The second best time of the year for a big day is one month after school begins. Yes, you read correctly – you should schedule your big day for approximately one month after school begins. Your regular attenders and members won’t all start returning with normalcy until the Sunday after school begins. You need some time for them to get back in the swing of things before your big day.

Also, we’ve found that reaching unchurched people is even more difficult than usual for the first couple of weeks after school starts.  They are consumed with getting everyone back in a routine.  Give them a month to settle into the school year and get back on track. Then, they’ll be more ready to accept your invitation to attend a big day.

3. February – The Unexpected Big Day - You may be surprised by this, but February is an extremely effective time to do a big day. It’s a hidden gem of a month that you can maximize to help you break through growth barriers. Why? First of all, February is a time of the year when people are home. No one is traveling; they’re hibernating. Secondly, February brings with it a host of emotional needs that stay repressed during other months. The days are short. It’s dark. In a lot of households, this leads to tension and fighting.

February is also an ideal time for a big day because of its proximity to Easter. If you have a big day in mid-February, you will usually have five to eight weeks before Easter. That double boom of two big days close together is a great way to build fast momentum and break through some barriers.

4. Your Pick – The Big Day of Choice

To fill in any seeming dry spells in your annual calendar, I suggest that you pick one more day each year and make it a big day. This big day probably won’t be as big as your Easter, fall and February big days – because it won’t necessarily have the natural rhythm of the calendar supporting it – but it can give you another burst of momentum at what you consider a low time.

To balance out The Journey’s annual calendar, I usually create a big day in the summer. I will either kick off a big summer sermon series or leverage an existing day, like Father’s Day, and turn it into a reason for people to invite their friends.  Be creative.

For more information on planning and executing a big day, make sure to pick up your copy of Ignite: How To Spark Immediate Growth In Your Church. You may also want to check out my audio resource, “The Big Day.” Just click here.

Once you decide why and when to do a big day, what’s your next step? That’s what we’ll talk about next Thursday. Don’t miss it!

- Nelson

P.S. – I just recorded a brief podcast on doing a big day, called “Is it possible to double my church in a day?” You can listen to it by clicking here.

P.P.S. – I also have some upcoming LIVE Ignite Seminars in North Carolina (one in the Charlotte area and another in the Raleigh area) – check out this link.

And watch for more Live Ignite events in 2010!

Free Report – How to Plan & Conduct a Christmas Offering (PDF)

What if you could greatly expand your church’s ministry potential and encourage spiritual growth within your church by adding one thing to your annual schedule?  Now is the time to start planning your church’s Christmas Offering.

I just revised and updated my How to Plan & Conduct a Christmas Offering E-Book and I’m giving it away FREE.  It’s designed to teach you the step-by-step process of planning and conducting a Christmas Offering at your church.

To download your copy, CLICK HERE.

ALSO — Along with the new report, I’m doing 4 FREE WEBINARS next week, where I’ll walk you through the planning process and help you get everything together to launch and conduct your Christmas Offering just in time.

When you download your report, be sure to sign up for the webinar that best fits your schedule next week!

http://www.ChurchLeaderInsights.com/christmas

Ignite Events Coming to North Carolina

Hey guys, I’m coming to North Carolina to do two identical events.  One will be in the Charlotte area on October 28th.  The other will be in the Raleigh area on October 29th.

I’d enjoy meeting some of the reader of my blog and at the same time teach evangelism.

Click here to register now.

Here’s a glimpse of what I’m going to cover:

-  How to DOUBLE your church in a day (it can be done)

-  How to immediately raise the evangelism effectiveness of your church

-  How to mobilize your congregation to reach their friends

-  How to spark growth in a stalled church

-  How to keep momentum year after year in a growing church

-  How to excite your people, even if they’ve not been motivated in the past

-  How to influence your leaders to reach out to the community

-  How to plan and implement a proven BIG DAY process

-  And much more . . .

I look forward to seeing you in North Carolina!

Nelson

P.S.  If you haven’t picked up my new book Ignite yet, you can do so here.

Serving Others – A Saturday Quote

“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”
– Muhammad Ali, boxer

Igniting Growth In Your Church – Week 1 of 6

Today marks two weeks since the release of my latest book, Ignite: How to Spark Immediate Growth in Your Church. I always say that leaders are readers – and thanks to leaders like you, Ignite has already begun to impact communities around the world. So, thanks for your passion and commitment to expanding God’s kingdom!

I am kicking off a six-week blog series today, called “Igniting Growth In Your Church.” If you haven’t gotten your copy of Ignite yet, this Thursday series will give you a sneak peek into its pages and uncover some key concepts for sparking your church’s growth. If you are one of the many who have already started studying Ignite, this series will provide you with some bite-sized reminders and reinforcement.

My hope is that these posts will leave you all with something to think about as you go through your day… and drive you even deeper in your study of how to spark immediate growth in your church.

Today’s Topic: Why Should I Do A Big Day?

First of all, let me define what exactly a big day is. A big day is an all-out push toward a single Sunday for the purpose of breaking the next growth barrier and setting an attendance record, in order to reach as many people as possible for Jesus.

Why should you worry about pushing past your next growth barrier? Why do a big day? Here are four reasons to consider:

1. Do a big day to reach new people – The biggest reason to do a big day is to cooperate with God in reaching the most people possible for the kingdom while we still can. We have a responsibility to do as much as we can to bring people to Christ and grow them up into spiritual maturity. Isn’t that why we do what we do?

Reaching our communities is not going to happen without intentional effort on our part. We can’t just stick to the status quo and assume that the people in our churches are going to be filled with a passion to reach others for Jesus. We have to make a concerted decision to put time and energy into connecting with the world beyond our doors. That’s where the vision for a big day begins – with a heart for the community and a heart to reach new people before God’s final big day.

2. Do a big day to make the devil mad – Okay, this shouldn’t be your primary reason for doing a big day, but every once in a while it’s good to do something that will irk Satan. If he’s not bothered by what you are doing, you must not be doing much against his cause. Or as a pastor/mentor of mine once advised me, ‘If you haven’t met the devil head on lately, maybe its because you are moving in the same direction!’

3. Do a big day to grow the Christians in your church – There’s nothing like doing a big day to ignite some passion in your people and mobilize them for service. When you share your vision for reaching a new level through a big day, you will find people more than willing to give extra time and energy to the cause. They will be eager to reach out to their friends, family and co-workers. You will spur them on to greater spiritual growth by giving them the opportunity to take part in something bigger than themselves.

4. Do a big day to build momentum in your church – I run into a lot of churches who say, “We feel like our momentum is beginning to wane.” If you can relate, that’s all the more reason to do a big day. Big days build momentum by uniting your people in a common goal, attracting buzz from the community, and propelling you to the next level of growth.

For more information on planning and executing a big day, make sure to pick up your copy of Ignite: How To Spark Immediate Growth In Your Church. You may also want to check out my audio resource, The Big Day. Just click here.

Now that you’ve discovered some of the strongest “whys” for doing a big day, you definitely won’t want to miss next Thursday’s installment of “Igniting Growth In Your Church.” We’ll be looking at the “whens” – the four most effective times of year to do your big day. In the meantime, take some time to envision the effects that a well-planned big day could have on your church…

- Nelson

P.S. I’m have upcoming Ignite Seminars in New York City, Charlotte and Raleigh – follow this link for more info

How to Handle Announcements without Making Announcements

Announcements.  Not a big deal to most people, but to those of us in church leadership “announcements” can be equivalent to a four-letter word.

You’ve probably had the same experience that I have: You’re having an amazing worship service – the music is just right, the message is spot-on, the Holy Spirit is moving and you can see on people’s faces that God is dealing with them – until… it’s time for the dreaded announcements.

We’ve eliminated announcements from our worship order at The Journey for this very reason.  Any time I mention that, I get email after email from pastors asking how we’re able to do that and still have people show up for our various events and activities.

Here are a few ideas to help you eliminate Sunday morning announcement time:

- Announcement slides before and after the service (similar to what you would see in a movie before the movie previews)

- Email blasts – Send an email blast each week or every two weeks depending on what events are on the schedule.  www.ConstantContact.com is a great resource for this, but there are dozens of similar mass email companies that will help out immensely in keeping people in the loop.

- Point people to your website. Stop right now and check your church’s website.  Is it up to date? If you’re like most churches, you probably take great pains to keep your website updated.  Make sure you use that as a tool to communicate your events.

- Small Groups – No matter what’s coming up, have your small group leaders announce events and remind people of what’s going on.

- “Preach Your Announcements” – this is the biggest tool of all!  When you’re preparing your message, ask yourself, “What events are we preparing for that will help people apply this message?”  This will also make sure that your church activities have a purpose.  Churches can have greater effectiveness by reducing the number of events to only those that help people apply what’s being taught.

- Over time, you can also train your church to look for the announcements in the bulletin.  This may take some time, but it will happen.  You may also want to have event info at your resource table so that if someone is looking for more information they can pick it up there.

- When you preach, tell stories of how previous events have impacted people’s lives.  Example – share a testimony on how small groups impacted someone and then briefly announce the sign up.  Or tell the story how someone was impacted by community event and tell people why they need to be involved in the next event.

- Have your ministries take responsibility for getting people involved in the event or activity.  Let them know that the stage is for communicating the weekend message not publicizing events.  Have them take ownership of getting people involved in the activities by personally inviting people.  A personal invitation is more effective than an announcement.

Lastly, people don’t need the announcements as much as we think they do.  The goal is not how much we communicate but how effective we are at communicating it.  Preaching an announcement is far more effective than actually announcing it.  Telling a story about an event is far more effective than announcing it.

I hope that helps.

P.S. For more on planning dynamic, powerful Worship Services, check out Planning Worship Services for Life Transformation.

How to Structure Your Church for Growth (Part 1)

Launching a new church is a process full of decisions and potential pitfalls that threaten to stunt your new church’s growth.

Many of these decisions fall into a category we would call “church structure.”  Since it’s one of the 9 Growth Barriers that all churches face, today I’m beginning a series of posts on Church Structure.

A lot of times, people email me or ask in coaching networks if I can send them a copy of our by-laws from The Journey because they want to see “how we did it.”

I can’t do that, but I can give you one big principle when it comes to writing your by-laws AND the name of some people who can help.

Early on in the life of a church, you have to realize that no matter what you have in place, the overwhelming majority of the responsibility and liability belongs to the pastor.

Sometimes young churches stipulate so much in their by-laws – whether because of their tradition or past experience or bad advice – that they effectively tie their hands when it comes time to make decisions down the road.

The key when it comes to writing By-Laws for your new church is found in the term itself, “by law.” “By law,” what are you required to have in writing?  What is the minimum requirement “by law” for your church to operate?

Keep the by-laws basic and don’t include anything that you don’t absolutely need to include.

How do you write legal by-laws that won’t threaten to limit your church’s growth?  Ask people who know.

When it comes to church legal advice, I recommend Church Law Group. They are the lawyers and corporate structure experts that we use at The Journey.  We consult them before doing anything that may have legal implications.  They’re the best in the business!

P.S.  For more on the 9 Growth Barriers that every church faces, check out The Growth Barriers Workshop.

NEW PODCAST – Is it Possible to Double My Church in a Day?

Wow! October has been a busy month already (and we’re not even halfway through it yet). With that, you may not have had a chance to listen to this month’s Church Leader Insights podcast yet.

In this month’s stretching podcast, I challenge you to dream about what God can do in your church through the proven evangelism process called “the Big Day.” Based on my new book, Ignite: Sparking Immediate Growth in Your Church, this podcast will encourage and challenge you to dream God’s dream for your church.

Click Here to Listen Now

P.S.  Did you know that you can subscribe to the podcast, so that you’ll automatically get each month’s CLI Podcast?

We recently had some problems with our podcasting feed, but everything is back in working order now – for more info on Subscribing to the Podcast, click here.

It’s The Little Things – A Saturday Quote

“It’s the little things that make the big things possible. Only close attention to the fine details of any operation makes the operation first class.”
– J. Willard Marriott

LAST CHANCE – Ignite Bonuses

This is the last call to take me up on the over $140.00 in Bonus Resources that I’m giving away for ordering my new book, Ignite: How to Spark Immediate Growth in Your Church.

So many of you jumped on my one day bonus offer last week, that I decided to extend the offer until October 10th.

So, if any of you may have been putting it off (surely there are no procrastinators in the Church Leader Insights family) or if you just found this offer, click here now to read the instructions, order your book, and get your Bonus Resources:

http://tinyurl.com/ignite-bonus

To help me get the word out one last time, would you mind sharing this link on your Twitter page, Facebook, blog, whatever means you have available:

http://tinyurl.com/ignite-bonus

Thanks again!

Nelson