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Helping People Find Their Fit – A Saturday Quote

“When someone begins volunteering – no matter what ministry area or capacity he initially serves in – my next step and yours is to help him identify and climb the right ministry ladder and become a regular, growing, Christlike volunteer.“
- Nelson Searcy, Connect: How to Double Your Number of Volunteers (p. 106)
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Instilling the Desire to be Involved in God’s Work – A Saturday Quote

“Your job, and mine, is to help our people catch the fire – to do our part to instill in them a burning desire to be involved in God’s work.
Only when we refuse to do it all ourselves, inspire passion for serving in our people, and mobilize them to serve God through serving his kingdom, will our churches truly be able to move toward the imperative of the Great Commission.”
- Nelson Searcy, Connect: How to Double Your Number of Volunteers (p. 98)
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The Unpardonable Sin of the Ministry System – A Saturday Quote

“The unpardonable sin of the ministry system is turning away a volunteer… Never, ever, ever turn away someone who wants to serve.“
- Nelson Searcy, Connect: How to Double Your Number of Volunteers (p. 95)
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Help Your People Make a Difference – A Saturday Quote

“When we come alongside every individual in our church and help them use their gifts and abilities in a meaningful way, we will be discipling them as we are called to disciple.
Not to mention, we’ll be steering them toward the contribution that they are longing to make in this world.“
- Nelson Searcy, Connect: How to Double Your Number of Volunteers (p. 86)
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Who’s Allowed to Serve in Your Church? A Saturday Quote

“The door to an unbeliever’s heart often swings on the hinges of service.“
- Nelson Searcy, Connect: How to Double Your Number of Volunteers (p. 81)
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Help Volunteers Connect the Dots – A Saturday Quote

“‘It is important for your volunteers to understand that their service – no matter how big or small – is an integral part of a much bigger picture.“
- Nelson Searcy, Connect: How to Double Your Number of Volunteers (p. 76)
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Need = Four-Letter Word – A Saturday Quote
“‘Need’ is a nasty four-letter word when it comes to recruiting volunteers.
When you tell your people that you need volunteers in a certain area, what they hear is that you haven’t done a thorough job of preparation and stewardship.”
- Nelson Searcy, Connect: How to Double Your Number of Volunteers (p. 78)
Available now on Amazon
Wow! Amazon rankings + bonuses for you
I’m blown away today!
You may have heard about my two new books on Volunteers & Ministry (Connect and The Greatness Principle) and the bonuses I’m giving away. The early response has been amazing.
In fact, both books have shot up the charts – Connect made it all the way to the #2 best-selling ministry book, and inside the top 200 of ALL books on Amazon.com yesterday!
I can’t begin to tell you how grateful I am to everyone who has already picked them up – and I’m excited about the impact they’ll have your ministry system and the number of volunteers serving in your church.
There’s still time to order both books and receive the bonuses - When you pick up both Connect AND The Greatness Principle before end of day Friday, you’ll receive over $185.00 in bonuses, including:
BONUS 1. A Church Leader Insights Gift Certificate for $60.00 that can be used on any of my other online resources (this amount is more than 3x your investment to pick up the books).
BONUS 2. “What Gets Measured” downloadable resource ($29.95 Value)
BONUS 3. FREE Sermon – My Life to the Power of Service ($23.95 Value)
BONUS 4. FREE Sermon – High Definition Service ($23.95 Value)
BONUS 5. HALF OFF Your First Month in my Renegade Pastors Network ($49.00 value)
Here’s how to get your bonus resources for free - by buying these books through Amazon before THIS Friday.
The process will take under 5 minutes. It’s as simple as “A B C D”:
A. Go to Amazon.com and buy the CONNECT book here:
B. Go to Amazon.com and buy the GREATNESS PRINCIPLE book here:
C. Check your email for Amazon’s receipt. When you have it, then…
D. Go to the following website and enter your info and Amazon Order
Number:
(Note: Please MANUALLY enter the number, and don’t try to cut-and-paste, which does not work properly)
That’s it! We will then email you all your bonuses.
Here’s to a great Fall season of ministry!
Nelson
P.S. Can you help me get the word out for a big push?
Share this opportunity with your friends and followers on Facebook and Twitter.
My 2 New Ministry Books + Over $185.00 in Bonuses Today!

I am excited to announce that my two latest books, Connect: How to Double Your Number of Volunteers and The Greatness Principle: Finding Significance and Joy by Serving Others are available for order today at Amazon.com!
If you pick up both books today or tomorrow (for only $17.18), I’ll give you over $185.00 in special bonus resources (including a gift certificate for Church Leader insights that is equal to three times your book investment). That’s quite a return on such a small investment!
These new books will help you implement a healthy ministry system to double your volunteers and get as many people as possible involved in significant ministry at your church. Connect is designed for you and your ministry leaders and The Greatness Principle is the perfect companion book to give to your people.
Here’s why I’m doing this . . . .
First, I want to say Thank You for ordering my new books.
Second, Amazon.com is the ‘big dog’ in the book world. And Day One sales are very important to the online giant.
Simply put, my new books will be recommended more, receive higher placement from Amazon and be featured more prominently if Day One sales are high.
So, it’s a win/win for us both . . . You get the books before they’re available in stores and at the lowest price anywhere (its even cheaper on Amazon than my ‘authors discount’).
Here are the Bonuses You’ll Get For Ordering My New Books TODAY:
BONUS 1. A Church Leader Insights Gift Certificate for $60.00 that can be used on any of my other online resources (this amount is more than 3x your investment to pick up the books).
BONUS 2. “What Gets Measured” downloadable resource ($29.95 Value)
BONUS 3. FREE Sermon – My Life to the Power of Service ($23.95 Value)
BONUS 4. FREE Sermon – High Definition Service ($23.95 Value)
BONUS 5. HALF OFF Your First Month in my Renegade Pastors Network ($49.00 value)
So, are you ready to pick up the books and receive your bonuses?
There’s only ONE way to get these incredible bonus resources for free and it’s to buy my book through Amazon TODAY or TOMORROW.
The process will take under 5 minutes. It’s as simple as “A B C D”:
A. Go to Amazon.com and buy the CONNECT book here:
B. Go to Amazon.com and buy the GREATNESS PRINCIPLE book here:
C. Check your email for Amazon’s receipt. When you have it, then…
D. Go to the following website and enter your info and Amazon Order
Number:
(Note: Please MANUALLY enter the number, and don’t try to cut-and-paste, which does not work properly)
That’s it! We will then email you all your bonuses.
I know I’m biased, but I really believe implementing what I’m going to teach you and your people in these two books is one of the best investments you can make in your church this Fall.
Wishing you a great Fall season of Ministry and more volunteers than ever!
Nelson
P.S. If you’ve already purchased the books, but don’t have your receipt – I’ll take your word for it.
Simply follow the steps above and select the “lost receipt” checkbox. Thank you!
2 Methods to Mobilize New Volunteers in Your Church
I’ve now been in ministry over two decades, coached more than 1,200 pastors and connected with tens of thousands through the ministry of Church Leader Insights and there’s one phrase I don’t think I’ve ever heard…
We just have too many volunteers!
No, the work we do as church leaders will always involve willing volunteers to do the work of ministry so we can focus our efforts on equipping them to do so.
A clear theology of ministry is the starting point for a healthy Ministry System.
That entails an understanding that the Bible teaches that every member should be a minister and that serving is a key catalyst for spiritual growth.
Once you understand that, you need to create something that I call “First Serve Opportunities.”
In terms of your Ministry System, these are clear “on-ramps” for people to get their first taste of serving and it serves to quickly expand your volunteers.
Here are two ways to mobilize new people to serve in your church:
1) Increase the number of new people in current ministry positions.
In other words, this means getting more people plugged into the volunteer roles that already exist.
2) Recruit new people to new ministry positions.
This is the fun part – sitting down and getting creative about some new opportunities for people to serve in your church.
By implementing both of these methods and casting a vision for how those roles impact the mission of your church, you can quickly see an increase in the number of new volunteers (and the number of growing disciples)!
P.S. This is just one of the many proven principles of a healthy Ministry System that I share in my brand new book (available on Amazon), “Connect: How to Double Your Number of Volunteers.”
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