“The Communication Card or Connection Card is just that – a card that enables you to have a dialogue of sorts with everyone who attends your church on a given Sunday. Measuring about a third of a page, the Communication Card is printed on heavy paper stock and inserted into the program. Don’t stick it in the back of the … Read More
Monday is for Follow-up: The Connection Card Impact
“Knowing how to structure the use of the Communcation Card for maximum impact is critical to your guests’ future. It is far more critical to their future than to yours. This process is not about you. It’s about giving your guests the best possible opportunity to step out of their comfort zone and turn over closely held information. Why? Not … Read More
Q&A: Welcoming and following up with first-time guests
Today we’re revisiting one of the foundational church systems, Assimilation, and answering a few of the most common questions. Improving this system is the fastest way for your church to grow — especially coming out of a pandemic — so any time you invest here will reap great rewards later. Q: WHERE DO YOU START WHEN THERE IS NOTHING IN … Read More
Assimilation Lessons from a BIG Mistake
One Sunday not too long ago, at one of our Journey early services, we had zero first-time guests. I’m confessing this to you in hopes that you will avoid making a similar mistake and take action today in evaluating your own Assimilation system. It is very rare for us to have zero anything! We always have first-time guests, new believers, … Read More
10 Ways to Build an Evangelistic Church Culture, by Facts & Trends
Culture is mediated through leadership over time. When it comes to building an evangelistic church culture, it’s incumbent upon pastors and other church leaders to set the culture, speak the culture, model the culture and stay the course. A church is likely to be enthusiastic about evangelism as its pastor. Building a true culture of evangelism takes time – not … Read More
Assimilation Lessons from a BIG Mistake
One Sunday not too long ago, at one of our Journey early services, we had zero first-time guests. I’m confessing this to you in hopes that you will avoid making a similar mistake and take action today in evaluating your own Assimilation system. It is very rare for us to have zero anything! We always have first-time guests, new believers, … Read More
New Systems Boot Camp – Little tweaks to 2X your results
You’re invited to join me at my most anticipated church growth training event of the year! This Summer is going to be better than ever — at the next Church Systems Check-up and Boot Camp, I’m going beyond the usual review and “what’s working now” improvements to the 8 systems of a healthy church. This July, I’m gonna take each church … Read More
5 Proven Ways Church Software Can Impact Your Growth, by Church Teams
A church executes its vision by developing a strategy. But, whether or not that strategy succeeds is determined by how well a church uses its software. If that’s true, and I believe it is, then how you use your church software can significantly impact how your church grows. Need proof? Consider these 5 ways church software can help your church … Read More
Assimilation Lessons from a BIG Mistake (Part 2 of 2)
In last week’s first of this two-part series, I mentioned how on a Sunday not too long ago, at one of our Journey early services, we had zero first-time guests. It’s very rare for us to have zero anything, so we began to drill down and figure out why there weren’t any first-time guests identified at this service. We have … Read More
Assimilation Lessons from a BIG Mistake (Part 1 of 2)
I’m confessing this to you in hopes that you will avoid making a similar mistake and take action today in evaluating your own Assimilation system. One Sunday not too long ago, at one of our Journey early services, we had zero first-time guests. It is very rare for us to have zero anything! We always have first-time guests, new believers … Read More