Assimilation/Ministry Pastor Wanted @ The Journey Church in NYC

Are you the one?  You may be just the pastor I’m looking for…

I’m looking for an “A” player to fill a key pastoral position here at The Journey Church!

Fair warning: This position is not for the faint of heart.

However, if you have the skills and experience below and a raging passion to “give the people of New York City the best opportunity to become fully developing followers of Jesus,” you may be just the right fit!

Here’s the official position description:

The Journey Church is a contemporary 8 year old church in New York City with locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.  The position of full-time Pastor of Ministry & Assimilation is currently available.

The Journey consistently has approximately 1,000 adults attending weekend services, over 1,100 in groups and expects continued growth.

PASTOR OF MINISTRY & ASSIMILATION

Responsibilities:

Leadership, growth and innovation of The Journey’s ministry and volunteer systems – with the goal of getting 50% of Sunday attendance involved in meaningful ministry on a weekly basis.  Also, leading The Journey’s assimilation system in moving first time guests to becoming fully developing members.

Requires the ability to lead teams effectively and to raise up new leaders.  Also, organizational and administrative skills are a must.

Must be extremely hard-working and have had leadership experience on a large and growing church staff.  Other desired characteristics include strong interpersonal skills; growing leader; team builder; sense of humor; risk-taker (seminary not required).

No resumes will be considered that are not personalized for this specific position and that are not accompanied with a Cover Letter that outlines:

1) Your ministry experience
2) Why you are interested in this specific position
3) Why you might feel called to New York City

Familiarity with the book “Fusion” by Nelson Searcy is a must.

If you are interested, email a resume and a detailed cover letter to Pastor Kerrick Thomas, our Executive Pastor, at kerrick@journeymetro.com.

Sorry, but emailing me or contacting the church in other ways shows that you can’t follow instructions and thus you won’t be considered – ha (but true!).

- Nelson

Special for Today – 2010 Stimulus Package (Because you asked for it)

Some of our most popular resources at Church Leader Insights are those that deal with pastors and church leaders personal growth.

Many of you have requested that we put together some sort of “Pastor’s Personal Life Package” of resources.

So here it is – your 2010 Stimulus Package!

By investing in this one package (up to $100.00 in savings), you’ll receive:

• Setting & Achieving Godly Goals
  This new 3-hour seminar will teach you how to set and achieve Godly Goals in your leadership, your church and your personal life.

• Time Management for Busy Pastors
  With this 3-hour seminar, you will learn 34 proven time management principles that you can apply immediately to save yourself up to 60 hours each month.

• Leadership Skills for a Growing Church
  In this 3-hour seminar, you’ll learn the 6 “secret skills” that every leader can develop to help you lead your church to greater growth and effectiveness.

P.S. Hurry, Package Special Ends 11:59PM this Monday, January 4th!  CLICK HERE

LAST CHANCE – Free Webinar for Executive Pastors

This is Kerrick Thomas – Executive Pastor at The Journey.

I just wanted to give you one last chance to participate in my FREE webinar “The Top 3 Skills Every Executive Pastor Must Master” TOMORROW, Wednesday (December 9) from 1:00-2:15pm (EST).

I’m really looking forward to this webinar - and really believe it will be a big help to Executive Pastors (and even to you Lead Pastors who wish you could get more out of your Executive Pastor or who are looking for just the right person to be your future Executive Pastor)!

During our time together we’re going to be looking at 3 of the most important skills that that have helped make my time as Executive Pastor at The Journey Church successful, fulfilling and yes…even enjoyable.

I want to help you apply these skills so that you will be better at relating to and helping the Lead Pastor, leading staff, managing the finances and taking responsibility for your own professional development.

It’s not too late for you to sign up for this 75-min webinar.

Just CLICK HERE for more info and to REGISTER NOW!

Thanksgiving Sale – Downloads As Low As $9

Church Leader Insights is currently running a Big Thanksgiving Sale!

We are offering 50 of my downloadable resources at ridiculously low prices, including many of our most popular downloads (like Starting a Second Service, Managing the Stress of Ministry, and The Journey’s Policy Manual).

In fact, all of our $13.95 downloads are only $9 and all $23.95 downloads are only $15!

Don’t miss this chance to pick up proven resources at huge savings!

CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL THE DEALS NOW

Happy Thanksgiving!

FREE Webinar for Worship Leaders

Jason Hatley – Worship Arts Pastor at The Journey and founder of Worship Leader Insights – is out this week for the birth of his son (Congrats Jason and Karen!), so I wanted to share with you an awesome FREE training event for Worship Leaders coming up next week.

Here’s the details from Jason’s email:

I have decided to offer one last FREE 75-minute webinar next Wednesday, August 26 from 1:00pm-2:15pm EST to teach the Five Foundations of Building a Healthy and Growing Worship Team.

I know that you, like many others, weren’t able to make it to the the free “Five Foundations” webinar last week, but I have to tell you… No one was more surprised than me at how many people responded to attend the free training. The webinar hit a nerve!

Since I’ve been teaching the “How to Double Your Worship Team in a Day” seminar, and released the 3-CD resource last month, I’ve received a ton of questions about how to create the healthy, thriving team environment that almost ensures that this auditions system will work in your church. The questions have been great – but more than I can answer one-on-one.

This webinar will help you build the framework for a thriving worship ministry. It’s free and the best part is, you don’t even have to leave your office to get these powerful lessons that I’ve taught to hundreds of worship leaders in last 3 years (including most recently to a standing room only group of Worship Leaders at the Willow Creek Arts Conference in June 2009).

If you would like to attend this free webinar, just reply to this email and let me know.

This is the last time I’ll be able to offer this training for free, so I hope you can make it to this powerful, 75-minute nuts-and-bolts seminar on how to build a healthy and growing Worship Team.

Your partner in ministry,

Jason

To sign up for Jason’s FREE Webinar – The Five Foundations of Building a Healthy and Growing Worship Team – send him an email at jason@journeymetro.com.

LAST DAY – 4th of July Sale!

Church Leader Insights is currently running a HUGE 4th of July Sale!

We are offering dozens of my downloadable resources at ridiculously low prices, including many of our most popular downloads (like The Big Day, Starting a Second Service, and Managing the Stress of Ministry).

In fact, all of our $13.95 downloads are only $7 and all $23.95 downloads are only $10!

TODAY is the final day of this sale (get your order in before midnight).

Here’s the link:

https://nelsonsearcy.infusionsoft.com/cart/store.jsp?view=1&i=57

Stop By and See Me at Willow

Are you attending the Willow Arts Conference this week?

If so, stop by and see me – I’ll be leading the teaching track.

Also, please pray for me as this is a great opportunity to share as a part of a powerful conference.

Hope to see you there!

Thanks,

Nelson

Praying for Gary Lamb and his family

This morning my text inbox and email have been full with questions about Gary Lamb’s resignation from Revolution Church.  Gary is a two time alumni of my coaching networks and he helped lead one of my coaching networks in Atlanta.  I consider Gary a friend.

Many pastors have emailed to asked me, “How should we respond?”  Here’s my response:

We should pray!

We should pray for Gary, Deanna, his children, Revolution Church, the staff of Revolution Church, and all that are currently hurt, angry and sad.

Now is not the time to be critical or judgmental or quick to respond.  I encourage you not to write your opinions of the announcement or your opinions about the situation or people involved on your blog.  At minimum, give it some time. . . a lot of time.  A quick response is rarely a godly response.  Do not write or tweet or post anything you will later regret.

I am praying!

Nelson

Watch me online at Fox News tomorrow morning…

I’ve been invited to be on the The Fox Strategy Room on Fox Online News tomorrow (their live Internet Channel, not the TV station).

They’ve asked me to join them for the “Strategy Room” internet show to talk about our upcoming God on Film series at The Journey and give my input on other religion topics of the day.

If you’re interested, log on to www.FoxNews.com at 9:00 Eastern in the morning and click on the “Watch Live – Strategy Room” link at the top of the page.  The live stream will open in a new window for you to watch.

Either way, please take a moment to pray for me, that I will be a good representative of Christ and His Church in the morning – Thanks!

Your Friend,

Nelson

UPDATE – Here’s the link: http://www.foxnews.com/strategyroom/

A Saturday Quote (from Leonard Nimoy of Star Trek)

With the new Star Trek movie coming out in less than a week, I thought it would be a good time to share this quote. I’m planning on seeing it, how about you?

Yes, I’m a trekkie!

“The miracle is this – the more we share, the more we have.”
– Leonard Nimoy, Actor

Easter Samples from The Journey

Here are some of the sample files from The Journey that I reference in the Maximizing Easter Tele-Seminar.  Feel free to take a look (you can right-click on each and “save as” to download them to your computer):

• Easter Invite Card – Outside
• Easter Invite Card – Inside
• Fasting for Lent (2009)

Thanks for being on the call!

Nelson

Thanks!

Here at the end of the week, I want to send out a big THANK YOU to all of you who have grabbed a copy my FREE E-Book, “How to Maximize Easter”.  Since its release on Tuesday morning, nearly 1,500 of you have downloaded your copy.

Four quick thoughts:

1 - If you haven’t yet taken the opportunity to download your FREE copy of “How to Maximize Easter”, here’s the link: http://www.churchleaderinsights.com/resources/maximizing_easter_report.php

2 - If you have already downloaded your copy, would you consider sending the link to a friend who you think may benefit from it?

3 - Will you make a note and commit with me to pray for maximum Kingdom impact this Easter for all of our churches?

4 - It’s not too late to go even deeper than the report by joining me for one of my “How to Maximize Easter” Tele-Seminars! Here’s the link to register: https://nelsonsearcy.infusionsoft.com/cart/store.jsp?view=1&i=51

Thanks again!

Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday!

Don’t forget to remind your church to set their clocks forward before heading to bed on Saturday night.  Otherwise, it might be a lonely Sunday morning…

Have a great day!

Lessons Learned – Final Thoughts (Tim Ferriss)

This week I’ve been sharing some “Lessons Learned in 2008″ from Tim Ferriss, one of my favorite authors and bloggers.  Here’s some final thoughts:

“You don’t have to recoup losses the same way you lose them.

Adversity doesn’t build character; it reveals it.

Related: Money doesn’t change you; it reveals who you are when you no longer have to be nice.

A good question to revisit whenever overwhelmed: Are you having a break-down or a breakthrough?

A mindset of scarcity (which breeds jealousy and unethical behavior) is due to a disdain for those things easily obtained. (Seneca)”

To read more from Tim, click here. See you next week – have a great Sunday!

Nelson

NYC Coaching – Last Call

I have just a few spots left for my NYC Coaching network that begins Feb 6.  If you are thinking about applying, please send over your application ASAP. You can learn more (and get your application) by clicking here.

Year End Questions – Part 4 of 4

Happy 2009!  Here’s the fourth question I’m asking myself as I reflect on 2008 and prepare for a great 2009:

Year End Question #4
What do I want to do ‘more of’ in 2009?

As I reflect back on my good, my bad and my contribution in 2008 I find myself asking: what do I want to do more of in 2009?  (Note: I can only ask this question after I’ve answered the ‘less of’ question from two days ago).

In years past, this question has led to greater focus as I’ve decided to do ‘more’ delegation or spend ‘more’ time with my message research team or to take ‘more’ time off than I did in the previous year.

As a wrap up to this mini-series of posts, here’s all four year-end questions:

- What was my best day at work in 2008?

- What was my worst day at work in 2008?

- What do I want to do ‘less of’ in 2009?

- What do I want to do ‘more of’ in 2009?

I hope you’ve found this helpful – decide now to make 2009 greater than 2008!

Nelson

P.S. If you are looking for more ways to make 2009 greater than 2008, check out my resource Developing A One Year Personal Growth Plan by clicking here.

One more week of vacation

I’m starting the second week of our vacation so my blogging will continue to be semi-regular.  But this week I’ve pre-scheduled some of my favorite quotes to share with you.  See you on December 9.

Nelson

Senior Pastor Coaching Applications Are Now Available

I just posted the latest Coaching Applications for my next live Senior Pastor Coaching Networks. Both will start in January.  One network is at our office here in NYC and the other one will be in the Tampa/St Petersburg area.

Here’s the link to more info and the applications

I know I’ll get a ton of emails asking me to do a network out west.  I’m honored!  I hope you’ll do what dozens of other pastors have done and that is fly to either NYC or Tampa.  I’m just not able to add any other live networks at this time.  Plus the extra ‘balcony time’ will actually increase the impact of the network (but more on that in a future post.

For a bit more on why I do coaching, click here.

If you have any questions about the networks, just let me know.  You can email me or use the Ask Nelson button on the right.

Nelson

P.S. We have also posted new applications for Church Planter Tele-Coaching (starting Dec 2008) and Worship Leader Tele-Coaching (starting early 09).  Just click here for more info.

Catalyst Dessert Anyone?

Are you going to Catalyst next week in Atlanta? I’ll be there with Kerrick, the Journey Teaching Team and the CLI staff.

On Thursday, October 9, I’d like to invite you to a special Church Leader Insights Dessert at 7:00pm at 12 Stone Church!  The church is just a few turns and couple of miles from Catalyst.

Can you join me?

If so, I need an RSVP so I can make sure there’s plenty of NY Style Cheesecake and coffee/beverages for everyone.  To learn more or RSVP your spot, send an email to cristina <at> churchleaderinsights.com and we’ll get you all the details.

I would love to meet you and introduce you to the Church Leader Insights gang and to others pastors in the CLI family. It should be a lot of fun.  (Plus there’ll be some special giveaways of some of our latest resources).

I hope it works out!

Nelson

Sunday Salsa and Worship Arts Orientation

Today I’m teaching live in Manhattan and its NOT being used as a video message in Brooklyn or Jersey City so it gives me a chance to break out of the screen box for something a bit more creative.

We call it a Salsa Service because of the way the sermon is split into multiple parts by music, testimony, video, etc.  You can read more about a Salsa Worship Order in my post from Thursday by clicking here.

In preparation for this message based on Jeremiah 18 (Jeremiah and the Potter’s House) I was able to visit a local pottery shop, teach part of the message on site and actually handle some clay/pottery.  The shop also gave us some pottery to be used as props on Sunday.

It should be a fun service!

After our third morning service, we have Worship Arts orientation from 2:30 – 4:30pm where we will welcome almost 100 new artists to our team (BTW, most of our artists are not professional artists – the professionals are too busy with Broadway shows on Sundays.  Instead they are business professionals or teachers or regular folks who have a skill or talent they want to use for God).  Jason and his team did a great job with the fall auditions and I’m excited about the future of our worship arts team.  Jason told me on Friday that he is planning a tele-seminar in the future to talk about how you can use an audition process to raise up new artists.  Keep an eye on www.WorshipLeaderInsights.com for all the details.

I hope you have a great day at your church!  I’m off to the first service,

Nelson

P.S. A big thanks to everyone who prayed for our baptism service last Sunday.  We baptized 22 people!  That brings our total baptisms to 130+ for the year and we still have our big November Friday Night baptism to go!

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