“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared with what lies within us.”

Oliver Wendell Holmes

The final touches are done on my upcoming LIVE event that is about to hit three states – New York, Oregon and California. I will teach the Six Secret Skills All Senior Pastors Must Develop.

Over the last two decades, I have been mentored by and learned from some of the most effective church leaders in America. During my interaction, I’ve discovered a handful of vital leadership secrets from these pastors that the rest of us just don’t know.

In this brand new seminar, I will reveal to you the six secret leadership skills that you need to lead a healthy, growing and effective church.

In New York Area:

Friday, January 20
9:00am – 12:00noon

In Portland Area:

Thursday, February 16
9:00am – 12:00noon

In San Francisco Area:

Friday, February 17
9:00am – 12:00noon

This seminar will teach you:

• Which of these skills are non-negotiable, regardless of your natural ability and intuition.
• Why “balancing your time” is a myth and how you can effectively manage the increasing demands on your time.
• The dangers of attempting to lead your church alone and how you might be limiting what God wants to do.
• The secret skill required to multiply your ministry by building teams and reproducing leaders.
• The shift you must make in your thinking to become a “future focused leader” (and why that’s so important).
• How to ensure that you keep your leadership relevant and unchanging, at the same time.
• How to harness the power of goal setting to accomplish more and grow your faith.
• The bonus effect that these skills will have on your family and personal life.
• What one trait is common among all high-impact church leaders (you might be surprised).
• How your generosity sets the tone for everyone within your sphere of influence.
• The contrarian truth about how much you should be resting to be productive.
• A surefire secret to finish your ministry well through the power of the Sabbath.
• And much more!

Space is Limited – Click to register today!

‘The change came a long way back – but at first it didn’t show.

The manner remains intact for some time after the morale cracks.’

F Scott Fitzgerald, ‘Tender is the Night’

Yesterday over 350 Senior Pastors called in for my 2011 Wrap Up and Ramp Up Conference Call where I shared the year-end questions that I’ve compiled and developed (and personally use each year) to “wrap-up” one year and “ramp-up” for the next.

This has historically been a session reserved ONLY for my coaching network participants – and I’ve received a great deal of positive feedback from them over the years – but this year I opened it up for a select group of other Senior Pastors to participate and the response was tremendous.

I received such a good response in fact that I’ve decided to offer a FREE REPLAY of the call for the next three days.

Click the link below to log in and listen to the recording of the 2011 Wrap Up & Ramp Up Call:

http://www.churchleaderinsights.com/index.php/free-stuff/year-end-call

But don’t put it off too long – this replay page is only available through Friday.

The call was almost exactly one hour long and I hope you’ll carve out that time to make an investment in your own personal growth and development.

By doing so, you will allow me to help you look back over all that God has done in 2011 and prepare for and dream about all that He can and will do in 2012!

P.S. Feel free to share this call replay link with anyone else that you think might find it helpful.  Here’s the link again:

http://www.churchleaderinsights.com/index.php/free-stuff/year-end-call

Can you join me TOMORROW at 2pm Eastern for a 60-minute conference call?

It’s a brand new, Senior Pastors-only training called the “2011 Wrap-up and Ramp-up Call,” where I’ll lead you through the year-end questions that I personally use to “wrap-up” one year and “ramp-up” for the next.

In the past, I’ve only offered these questions to those in my coaching networks – and I’ve received a great deal of positive feedback – but this year I’m opening it up for a select group of other Senior Pastors to participate.

In fact, these questions (which I’ve been using and fine-tuning for years personally) will help you revolutionize the way you approach 2012… at least that’s what my coaching participants have told me in past years.

This is a FREE call, but you do need to reserve your spot (we only have a limited number of lines on the conference call).

Don’t wait if you’re interested – we have only sent a couple of emails about this call, and it’s filling up fast.  We’ll take down the registration page when it’s full, so if the link below works there’s room for you.

Please see the P.S. below for more details or follow this link to register now:

http://www.churchleaderinsights.com/index.php/free-stuff/year-end-call

Hope to talk with you tomorrow,

Nelson

P.S. Here are all the details that the team put together:

2011 WRAP-UP & RAMP-UP CONFERENCE CALL with Nelson Searcy

** NEW for Senior Pastors Only **

Would you like to finish 2011 on a high note and launch into 2012 with momentum?

Let Nelson Searcy talk you through the questions that will help you end 2011 and begin 2012 stronger than ever!

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2011
2:00pm – 3:00pm Eastern
1:00pm – 2:00pm Central
12:00pm – 1:00pm Mountain
11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific

We talked Nelson into opening up this year-end call to a select group of Senior Pastors (it’s normally reserved for Coaching participants)

On this one-hour call, Nelson will ask you:
- The questions that will help you wrap up 2011 on a high note and ramp up for 2012
- The personal questions that no one ever asks you as a pastor (spiritual, relational and financial)
- Questions to help you evaluate your most important relationships, including…
- The marital questions that your spouse desperately wishes you would ask yourself
- The insightful and reflective questions that will take your leadership to the next level in 2012 (both personally and in your church)
- Questions to help you make 2012 less stressful than 2011 has been (and help you identify what’s stressing you out in the future)
- And more!

Get the game-changing questions to revolutionize how you approach 2012!

Who Should Attend?

This webinar is for Senior Pastors who are serious about making a bigger impact in 2012 than they did in 2011.

REGISTER NOW AT:

http://www.churchleaderinsights.com/index.php/free-stuff/year-end-call

“Fortune favors the audacious.”

– Desiderius Erasmus, Theologian

“Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one’s thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.”
- Johann von Goethe, German poet, novelist, and dramatist

No single issue keeps pastors awake at night more than staffing!

After studying everything I can get my hands on, coaching over 1,000 senior pastors and learning from my own experience, I’ve identified the most common staffing mistakes and I’d like to share them with you…

Can you join me on a FREE Webinar TOMORROW (Wednesday, November 16) at 2pm Eastern?

I’d like to personally invite you to this 75-minute webinar where you’ll discover the three most common mistakes Senior Pastors make in leading and managing your staff!

This webinar is free for you to experience from the comfort of your home or office (all you need is a computer with speakers or headphones and internet access – no phone line or long distance required).

Here’s what you can expect to learn:

• How to overcome your growth barrier and the role of your staff to break that barrier.
• Why staffing is one of the most difficult tests of leadership and what you can do about it.
• How to measure the commitment level of every staff member . . . every day.
• Why being on a church staff is the highest calling anyone can answer and how to manage your staff according to their calling.
• Plus much more!

Since the webinar is tomorrow, CLICK HERE NOW to SIGN UP!

You’re invited to join me next week for one of 4 free webinars I’m leading called “Planning Your 2012 Preaching Calendar.”

After coaching more than 1,000 pastors over the last few years, I’ve learned that one of the best tools for reducing your stress, maximizing creativity, honoring God and working with the natural patterns of your people is planning your preaching calendar months in advance.

With that in mind, I am committed to doing everything I can to help you plan out what you’re going to preach in 2011.

My bestselling “Planning a One Year Preaching Calendar” resource lays out the principles of how to plan your preaching a year in advance, but next week I want to go a step further!

That’s why next week I’m doing a series of FREE WEBINARS for pastors called “Planning Your 2012 Preaching Calendar,” where I will literally walk you (by phone and on your computer) through the 2011 calendar during the course of our 75 minutes together and help you plan what you’re going to preach over the next year.

You can register now at this link:

www.ChurchLeaderInsights.com/preachingwebinar

This is NOT the same general training that I teach in the 1 hour preaching calendar CD resource…

Instead, I will help you APPLY the preaching calendar ”principles” to the unique makeup of the 2012 calendar.

In each of these webinars, I will walk you through:

* When, specifically, to plan your 2012 Big Days (and when not to plan them).
* The pitfalls and possibilities built into the 2012 calendar
* How to make the most of people’s natural seasonal patterns.
* The best times in 2012 for each of the 3 different types of sermon series (attraction, growth & balance).
* How to make Easter in 2012 more effective than ever at your church.
* Which days you can expect fewer people and how to best use those days.
* Plus much more!

I don’t remember being more excited about any of the webinars we’ve done than I am about these!

Church Leader Insights exists to help you “maximize your ministry” and this webinar is my virtual opportunity to sit down across the table from you (over the phone and on your computer) and walk you through this planning process.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2011
2:00pm – 3:15pm Eastern
1:00pm – 2:15pm Central
12:00pm – 1:15pm Mountain
11:00am – 12:15pm Pacific

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2011
7:00pm – 8:15pm Eastern
6:00pm – 7:15pm Central
5:00pm – 6:15pm Mountain
4:00pm – 5:15pm Pacific

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2011
2:00pm – 3:15pm Eastern
1:00pm – 2:15pm Central
12:00pm – 1:15pm Mountain
11:00am – 12:15pm Pacific

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2011
2:00pm – 3:15pm Eastern
1:00pm – 2:15pm Central
12:00pm – 1:15pm Mountain
11:00am – 12:15pm Pacific

www.ChurchLeaderInsights.com/preachingwebinar

Thanks for your continued support of Church Leader Insights and I can’t wait to talk to you next week!

If you have any questions or prefer to register by phone, simply call             1-800-264-5129      .

Remember, all you need is a phone line for the long distance call and computer access to join me on one of these webinars. Oh, and did I mention that each one is FREE!

Your partner in ministry,

Nelson

P.S. Do you know any other pastors who would benefit from one of these webinars?
Please forward this invite to them — I’d love for them to join us!

Here’s the address to sign up again:

www.ChurchLeaderInsights.com/preachingwebinar