Church Leader Insights- July 2006
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Church Leader Insights: Church Health, Church Growth and Church Planting
** EVANGELISM / CHURCH GROWTH **
THE BEST APPROACH FOR REACHING PEOPLE
Don't give up, don't get discouraged, and don't get stuck in a rut. The gospel is as much "the power of God unto salvation" today as it was 2,000 years ago. Creatively try a variety of ways - keep lots of lines in the water - in order to "become all things to all people so that by all possible means" you will reach some.
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DON'T LET MEMBERS BE GUILTY BYSTANDERS
Passion combined with practicality can make an entire community rejoice.
- Available at: Worldmag.com
MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT EVANGELISM AND CHURCH GROWTH
Fact: People return because of the quality of the sermon (36%), the friendliness of the people (32%), and the overall worship experience (30%).
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TEN PARADIGM SHIFTS FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION
Shift #4: From "serve us" to service-from inward to outward focus. Church is irrelevant to most people. Take away service and you take away the church's power, influence, and evangelistic effectiveness. The power of the gospel is combining the life-changing message with selfless service.
- Available at: nppn.orgFor more on Serving Your Community see: Reaching Your Community Through Servant Evangelism
** NEW AUDIO TRAINING **
PODCAST: Greed or Generosity This podcast features a message from Life 360 Sermon Series, "Finances: Next-Gen Management". Will your life be determined by greed or generosity? When you lead a life of generosity, it actually grows your faith. Listen now.
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Numbers represent souls... and souls MATTER to God. There are numbers of people outside these walls that do not know Jesus... and they matter to Him, therefore, they should matter to us. There are numbers of teenagers outside these walls that need to be reached... and they matter to God-therefore-they matter to us. There are numbers of marriages falling apart in our community... and they matter to God; therefore, they should matter to us.
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** MARKETING **
ADVERTISINGS LITLE BLUE BOOK MY marketing mindset is along the lines of spending marketing dollars to make a customer's experience better and not necessarily spending dollars to make the advertising better.
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** LEADERSHIP **TIPS ON DEVELOPING AND COMMUNICATING VISION
The key point on vision is that it is unique to every leader. My vision must be cultivated out of experience, inspiration, or analysis. If you borrow a vision, you are simply managing another person's vision, you are not leading. To borrow a vision is to fail to lead.
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WHY EMPLOYEES LOSE MOTIVATIONInstill an inspiring purpose. A critical condition for employee enthusiasm is a clear, credible, and inspiring organizational purpose: in effect, a "reason for being" that translates for workers into a "reason for being there" that goes above and beyond money. Every manager should be able to expressly state a strong purpose for his unit.
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**Summer Bonus, just for Fun**
Round the Mulberry Bush -- This is the game that is played every time a new idea is introduced in the church. The idea gets passed around in circles and ends up going nowhere. This game is usually played in conjunction with the next game listed (Duck, Duck, Goose).
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**Special Conference and Resources Announcement **
THREE LIVE EVENTS with Nelson Searcy!
LIVE! The *NEW* Evangelism and Assimilation Seminar (NYC)
Thursday, July 27, 2006 9:00am - 4:30pm Reaching your community and keeping them coming back is one of the greatest challenges facing churches today. Attend this super day of learning with Nelson Searcy as he covers tips on attracting and keeping a crowd! (Attend both seminars for one, low price!)
LIVE! The Strategy & Small Groups Seminar (NJ) Thursday, August 24, 2006 9:00am - 4:30 pm A successful strategy helps to move your church toward growth, but what do you do to help all those people with their spiritual growth? In this exciting day, learn how to set up the systems that cause and manage growth and also get the tools to start a Small Groups ministry in your church! (Attend both seminars for one, low price!)
LIVE! The Assimilation Seminar (Atlanta Area)
Wednesday, September 27, 2006 9:00am - 12:00 pm (Noon) First time guests will come to your church, but are you prepared to do what it takes to keep them coming back week after week? Come and gain the insight to turn your first time guests to long-time members! Click here to register!
About Nelson Searcy and Church Leader Insights Nelson Searcy is the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Journey Church in New York City. Since 2002, The Journey Church has grown from one family to over 1100 in weekend attendance and 1300 in small groups! This groundbreaking church sees the majority of its growth coming from new believers. Nelson is an experienced church planter, coach and church growth strategist. Before moving to New York, he served as the Director of the Purpose Driven Community at Saddleback Church. Church Leader Insights (http://www.churchleaderinsights.com/) is the Church Leader training site of Nelson Searcy and The Journey.
Church Leader Insights is a bi-weekly publication sent via email that focuses on effective leadership, church growth, church planting evangelism and much more.
