"Who are you trying to reach? If your answer is everyone, you might want to reconsider. While it's true that you want to share the gospel with all who will listen, you will need to develop a clear pic...
God didn't design you to live exhausted.
In fact, throughout Scripture we see examples of a better way to recharge:Â
- Nehemiah rested before rebuilding
- Jesus regularly withdrew from the crowds
In the weeks leading up to a past Easter, Titanium member Bob Kistemaker took initiative at New Life Church in Lakewood, Ohio to organize not just one, but two evangelism training events.
These semin...
It is possible to:
- Get a full night's sleep
- Take a day offÂ
- Even go on vacation
...and still come back exhausted.Â
Why?
Because physical rest is only one piece of the puzzle when it comes to...
One of the proven “contrarian” principles for starting a new church is assembling a launch team rather than a core group. The difference is much more than just what you choose to call this essential g...
Big Idea #1 on Church Growth:
Plan and execute a Big Day to reach more people for Christ.
A Big Day is an all-out push toward a single Sunday to break the next growth barrier and reach as many people ...
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"I just feel overwhelmed."
You're definitely not alone. But what does "feeling overwhelmed" mean for pastors today?
- Physically exhausted?
- Mentally foggy?
- Emotionally drained?
- Spiritually stre ...
"Thriving churches have always been—and will always be—built on a base of personal calling, not personal choice."
- Nelson Searcy and Kerrick Thomas, Launch: Starting a New Church from Scratch, Chapter...
Today I'm sharing 5 top quotes from Vance Havner, a man described as "The Dean of America's Revival Preachers."
"God uses broken things. It takes broken soil to produce a crop, broken clouds to give ...
Just like the birth weight of a new baby is critical to his early health, "launching large" is critical for a new church plant.
Here’s my goal with all the resources that I offer on Church Planting:
I...
"Success begins when you have a specific plan for moving from where you are to where you want to be. In other words, success starts with strategy....Just as God had a strategy for hanging the stars an...
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Meet Dr. Nelson Searcy
Nelson Searcy is the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Journey Church, with locations across New York City and in Boca Raton, FL. By God’s grace, he identified and developed the Eight Systems of a Healthy Church® that he has used to coach over 5,000 churches in the US and around the world to adapt those eight systems to their unique ministry fields, resulting in great health and growth.
Nelson regularly coaches pastors online and in-person through the Church Leader Insights and Renegade Pastors Network ministries that he founded. He also leads several annual pastor in-person conferences and online training events. In ministry for more than 25 years, Nelson and his church routinely appear on lists such as “The 50 Most Influential Churches” and “The 25 Most Innovative Leaders.”
He is the author of over 100 church growth resources and 20+ books, including The Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Life and Ministry, The Difference Maker: Using Your Everyday Life for Eternal Impact, and Fusion: Turning First-Time Guests Into Fully-Engaged Members of Your Church. Nelson is the recipient of the prestigious Donald A. McGavran Award for Outstanding Leadership in Great Commission Research.
He is a longtime student of church history, especially mastering the areas of evangelism and church growth. He divides his time between NYC and South Florida. He battled Stage 4 cancer and has been cancer-free since 2018, praise God! He has an amazing wife, Kelley, and a teenage son, Alexander, who continues to grow in so many ways.
