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It's Time to Get Unstuck! Grow Your Church Using Proven Systems That Actually Work

Discover the latest tools and strategies that you can easily implement in your own church — the same systems that thousands of pastors have used to grow healthy churches!

Imagine the next few months bringing:

  • ☑️ Higher attendance and baptism rates
  • ☑️ Growing groups and volunteer teams
  • ☑️ A culture of generosity that fuels mission and vision
  • ☑️ Kingdom impact that ripples beyond Sunday
JOIN SENIOR PASTOR COACHING

In this Pastor-Led Coaching Network, You'll Learn from an Experienced Coach with a 20-Year Track Record

Meet Nelson Searcy…a Fellow Pastor Who is in the Trenches Every Day While Coaching Churches of All Sizes and Denominations.

Hi, I’m Nelson, and I’m passionate about helping churches like yours grow and reach more people for Christ! I’m also a pastor, leading a growing church in two of the most challenging places to reach the lost.

If your church isn’t growing the way you know it could, you’re not alone. Most pastors aren’t short on passion — they’re short on systems. That’s where this new coaching network can have a big impact. I've helped pastors on the brink of closure turn things around and become a healthy, thriving church! 

For over 4,000 churches, I’ve helped apply Biblical and proven Classic Church Growth principles to today’s challenges through the Eight Systems of a Healthy Church®. These systems are practical, easy-to-implement and proven to work in real churches — just like yours.

Nelson Searcy
Lead Pastor, The Journey Church
Founder, www.ChurchLeaderInsights.com

Introducing…the NEW Senior Pastor Coaching Network

New Network Starts Tuesday, September 23 — But Scroll Down for Limited Time Bonuses During this Early Enrollment Period!  

At-a-Glance Overview  

Senior Pastor Coaching is the only pastor-led, LIVE training experience focused on the Eight Systems of a Healthy Church®, updated for today’s ministry landscape.

How It Works:

  •  You'll join Pastor Nelson Searcy monthly for LIVE 90-minute practical coaching sessions over Zoom. There is no other pastor-to-pastor LIVE coaching like this. You’ll be in the Zoom room with other pastors like you (no you don’t have to have your camera on but it is encouraged!). Each month is a different system training based on the time of the year and what you need to be focusing on that month. ($4,788.00 value/year)
  • LIVE real-time feedback with interactive Q&A included. After each lesson, you’ll have plenty of time to ask Nelson questions. You can actively engage and ask questions or you can simply listen in and learn from other pastors’ questions.
  • Receive the session recording plus FREE resources each month. You’ll receive an email when you can log in to your exclusive member hub and access that month’s recording and assigned homework. You’ll receive downloadable audio seminars, editable tools, planning guides and many support resources each month.

  • Get all 8 Systems Resources during coaching, plus supplemental resources. Each resource contains audio teaching, transcript, guides, samples, editable files and all supporting strategic documents. (Over $3,999.95 Annual Value)

  • Bonus LIVE Coaching Zoom each month with members of all coaching networks. In addition to your core training, you’ll also have access to another LIVE Zoom training for all members of Nelson’s coaching networks. This one-hour meeting includes new leadership lessons and practical teachings with special guests often popping in. Includes LIVE Q&A Sessions with Nelson and the team. ($1,188.00 Annual Value)
  • You’ll be part of a supportive group of fellow high-achieving pastors who are also implementing these best practices. You’ll also hear directly from pastors like you and what changes they made to grow their churches.

You’ll walk away ready to:

  • Raise small‑group participation, online & in‑person
  • Assimilate first‑time guests into active followers
  • Mobilize volunteers for mission and growth 
  • Ignite evangelism and stewardship culture
  • Build a leadership team that sustains long‑term health
  • And much more!

A proven return:
Comparable training through a one‑year Doctor of Ministry program (and this coaching is far more practical) costs nearly $4,000 and takes far more time and travel — yet doesn’t deliver real‑world, coach‑led implementation!

ENROLL NOW AT LOW MONTHLY RATE
OR GET TWO MONTHS FREE WITH AN ANNUAL PASS

Questions? Email us at [email protected] or text 561.560.4740. If you’d prefer to sign up by phone, please call 561.921.8488 ext. 6.

Why Pastors Love Systems Coaching

Andy Rainey
Blue Ash Community Church
Cincinnati, Ohio

You’ll Grow Your Church and Grow as a Leader

The biggest benefit is just getting the systems in your church healthy. We wouldn’t be the church we are without Senior Pastor Coaching. It also helped me as a leader. The systems help you get back some time. So I’m a better pastor, better father, better husband because of coaching. So I  encourage you to check out Senior Pastor Coaching. It’ll do wonders not just for your church, but for you personally as you continue to grow as a pastor.”

Dexter Jenkins
Fellowship Christian Church
Boston, MA

You Have to Invest in Yourself so Your Church Can Grow

I've been in Senior Pastor Coaching about 13 years and it’s been phenomenal. I think the thing that most pastors lack is the structure and the strategy and how to get things done. Nelson and the systems have been a phenomenal asset to me personally growing as a leader, but then also to my church. If you want to go to the next level, get involved in Senior Pastor Coaching. It's been an invaluable experience for me. You have to invest in yourself so your church can grow.”

Eric Waters
St. John Lutheran Church
Boerne, Texas (outside of San Antonio)

Step-by-step Guidance for Implementation in Your Church

I want to tell you what a great blessing the Senior Pastor Coaching network has been to me. I love the Senior Pastor Coaching network because it’s not just theories, it’s practice too. Nelson gives you the nuts-and-bolts, step-by-step instructions on how to practically implement these changes in your church. Every month you need to log into the coaching sessions and you need to do the homework, and you need to submit it to Nelson, and that keeps you accountable moving along in the path. Is it worth it? Absolutely. It changed my ministry. It has changed my church. It will change yours too.”

Gary Thompson
Life Now Church
Covington, Georgia

More Decisions, More Next Steps, More Baptisms, More First-Time Guests!

Senior Pastor Coaching was the best decision I’ve ever made in my ministry. Over the last 21 months, our church has essentially doubled. We've seen more decisions, more next steps, more baptisms, more first-time guests. And it has been unbelievable. So much so that we’re about to expand our building; we’ve had to go to three services. The Eight Systems give you a great roadmap on what to do. And Nelson’s a great guide. The network is worth the investment in yourself and in your church.”

Keith Merritt
Weaver CMC
Weaver, AL

Goes In-depth into the Various Systems to Help You Improve

This network has made a tremendous difference in my life, in our church’s life, and for a number of pastors that I have had opportunity to influence. The Senior Pastor Coaching network is great, going in-depth into the various systems. And I think anybody that's thinking about how they want to improve their pastoral duties, responsibilities, or building a church, this is the thing that they ought to do. You can't go wrong with this. I think there's a guarantee that you'll see success.”

Lon Dean
House of Praise
Castleton-on-Hudson, NY

A Life-changing Impact — Growing the Church Spiritually, Growing Giving

My experience with Senior Pastor Coaching has been a life-changing one. I learned things that I didn't know after many years of pastoring. I’d been in ministry for a long time, but never thought about the systems. I can honestly say that the greatest impact that any teaching has had on House of Praise being a healthy church that's making disciples, has been being a part of Senior Pastor Coaching. You should join because more than anything we’ve ever done, it has impacted our church. We’ve grown spiritually and grown numerically. We saw our giving go up continually. Every marker you can think of is positive from being a part of this network. And so if you're considering it, I would encourage you to do it.”

Steve Reynolds
Capital Baptist Church
Annandale, VA (outside of Washington, D.C.)

If You’re Struggling, this Coaching Will Provide Direction to Your Ministry

One of the best things I ever did in my life was to go through Senior Pastor Coaching with Nelson Searcy. I was struggling with direction in my life and how to best lead the church, and I was so excited to discover this teaching. Senior Pastor Coaching will get your church aligned in systems that will grow your church and help you to better minister to your community and reach your community for Jesus. So do yourself a favor — sign up for Senior Pastor Coaching with Nelson Searcy. It’d be one of the best decisions you ever made in your life.”

Vincent Collins
Agape Worship Center International
Columbia, SC

Position Your Ministry for Success Using the Eight Systems

I've been a part of the Renegade Pastors Network for over 10 years. It has been an exciting journey. When I planted our church, and when I joined the network, we were around 125. Today I’m averaging over 500 – 600 on a weekly basis; we have over 700 members. The Senior Pastor Coaching network positions your ministry for success, especially with the eight systems. Connecting with this training at the senior pastor level will change you and your ministry’s life forever.”

Ron Owens
Loudoun Baptist Church
Leesburg, VA

Everyone Needs a Coach — Even Pastors!

I've been in ministry for over 30 years and I'm now on my fourth church revitalization. I have learned so much in the Renegade Pastors Network. Nelson once said that even professionals have coaches. He mentioned people like Tom Brady even has a coach, and when you talk about the GOAT, the guy who is probably the best quarterback of all time, he needed a coach. And I thought, how true is that and why is it that we didn’t as pastors have coaches a long time ago? I think that’s why every pastor ought to be part of a coaching experience. You’ll learn so much. It’s been a blessing to me, and I'm very sure that it’d be a blessing to you as well.”

Paul Conway
Northeast Christian Church
Tewksbury, MA

Save Yourself Years of Agonizing — Discover Deliberate Ways to Grow

It was just recently that my wife and I were invited to lead a church and take the senior position. So when I received a call from the Renegade Pastor Network about the pastoral coaching, without hesitation I jumped in. I’d been just praying about my big goal to double the size of the church in the next three to five years. Sometimes we forget that there are deliberate things that we need to do to help facilitate growth. Make the investment and to do it sooner than later. This will put you years ahead of the process. There's a great community connected with this, but there’s an even stronger collaborative experience. Jump on the journey.”

FEATURED CASE STUDY

Systems that are Practical, Biblical and Adaptable to Any Church in Any Season

Earl Grant, Jr
Covenant Community Church
San Antonio, Texas

Earl Grant, Jr
Covenant Community Church
San Antonio, Texas

For the past 17 years, I’ve been privileged to serve in pastoral ministry, leading a predominantly multicultural church, purpose-driven Baptist church congregation in North Central San Antonio. We planted our church in 2007 with just a few families and a big vision to reach more of our city for Jesus Christ. Over the years, we’ve experienced both the joys and challenges of church leadership, and like many pastors, I reached a point where I realized that something had to shift.

I found myself in a frustrating ministry rhythm, busy but not always effective. I felt isolated. We had guests, but many weren’t sticking. We were doing good work, but not seeing the growth we believed God had for us. And then I revisited a connection from years back with Nelson Searcy. This time it wasn't just a casual introduction; I saw it as a divine appointment. I decided to invest in what was started as tele-coaching. And I went through all of the levels from Silver, Gold, Platinum, to even now where I'm in Titanium Coaching, the highest level. And it was truly a step of faith. But one of our leaders said something that helped seal it for me. And he said essentially, ‘Pastor, if you're not growing, how can we grow?’

And so from that point forward, I've been in coaching. Ever since I joined the coaching network, it didn't just change our systems — but it changed our mindset. And one of the most transformational shifts was how we view first-time guests. Before we treated them in a traditional way, just as ‘visitors.’ They show up, they come and may or may not come or whatever. And we really weren't expecting them. Sometime we were, sometime we weren't. But now we see them as gifts from God, and we prepare for guests and we expect guests. And that shift was brought about through Nelson's book, Fusion, and through his Assimilation process, which has changed everything from us for us. And so we view it now as ‘from the street to the seat.’ We added trained greeters. We created a guest-friendly parking experience. I personally write handwritten notes to every first-time guest each week. We use connection cards strategically and follow up with great care. We’ve equipped our team to call guests, pray with them, and make them feel not only seen, but known. the result has been growth. Real measurable kingdom growth. We’re adding new members, members are joining, they’re connecting.

Easter services have seen DOUBLE in our attendance. And more importantly, we’ve seen people move from curiosity to commitment, from simply attending to becoming fully engaged followers of Christ. So coaching for me has given me the flexibility and tools to lead with greater clarity, evaluate with consistency, and innovate with confidence, all while staying faithful to both our mission and our message. So if you’re a pastor or ministry leader wondering whether coaching is worth it, let me ask you, what do you have to lose? What you’re doing now isn’t producing the return you desire. Maybe it’s time to try something different, something that works. The systems that Nelson teaches are practical, they’re biblical and adaptable to any church of any size, any context, any structure in any season. And you won’t feel alone. There’s a network of pastors who are walking the same journey that you are, but the resources, the encouragement, the access, the proven tools, they’re all there. And for me, I’m no longer guessing. I’m growing and so is our church. Coaching didn’t just bless me; it blessed my staff, our guests, and ultimately our community. For me, it is one of the best decisions I’ve made as a pastor.

I’m a better pastor leading a healthier church because of the Renegade Pastors Network and the systems coaching that has transformed our strategy. And I believe by God's grace, the best is yet to come. And so I keep moving forward. ”

Create Immediate Momentum with the Eight Systems of a Healthy ChurchÂŽ

In this online, monthly systems-focused network, you’ll be guided through the latest, proven practices and strategies to lead your church to its fullest potential!

This live training is strategically timed to help you not just survive, but THRIVE in your ministry. Imagine when in a year from now you have successfully positioned your church for exponential growth?

It is possible, with the power of the eight systems — updated for today’s biggest ministry challenges!

Evangelism

What’s working NOW to reach lost people

Assimilation

How we move from first-time guests to members

Ministry

How we mobilize people and grow the volunteer culture at your church

Leadership

How we develop leaders at all levels or your church

Worship Planning

How we plan, implement and evaluate our services

Small Groups

What’s working now in motivating people to sign up and benefit from their small groups, especially the opportunities of online groups

Stewardship

How we develop extravagant givers at our church (and how to avoid fatal flaws during this challenging time)

Strategy

Needed now more than ever — how we constantly evaluate and improve our church, including the metrics that really matter and why you may be wasting time on the wrong things

Whether you are brand new to the Eight Systems of a Healthy ChurchÂŽ, or have been implementing the systems for years, this coaching network has the essential tools you need to GROW like never before.

My Personal Commitment to you:
If you will simply give this a “try,” I will do everything I can, every month of this coaching network, to help you grow a healthy church and lead as a healthy pastor.

Let’s proceed together to grow your church and achieve your maximum potential…as part of my NEW Senior Pastor Coaching Network!

FEATURED IN:

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OR GET TWO MONTHS FREE WITH AN ANNUAL PASS

Questions? Email us at [email protected] or text 561.560.4740. If you’d prefer to sign up by phone, please call 561.921.8488 ext. 6.

Get These Incredible Bonuses When You Join Today!

Receive this comprehensive resource from Nelson as soon as you enroll.

The Breaking Growth Barriers Workshop — Downloadable Audio Resource ($599.95 value)
by Nelson Searcy

6-hour workshop: Nelson Searcy leads you to identify and break the nine most common growth barriers that all churches face (and keep on facing), regardless of size.

In this powerful downloadable resource you will learn:

  • Why God gives us time to break growth barriers
  • The top two decisions you must make to break the next barrier
  • The right questions to ask in breaking barriers
  • What is a growth barrier?
  • How to identify the top nine growth barriers every church faces
  • Practical steps to break each of the top nine barriers
  • How to lead your church to identify and break each barrier
  • The 70% principle of space usage
  • How to identify barriers that are related to your leadership
  • How to staff for growth
  • The 30-50-20 principle of church
  • How to build systems to keep growing beyond the barriers
  • How to lay out a strategy for next steps after this workshop
  • How to cooperate with the Spirit in growing your church
  • The principle of spiritual readiness

Includes: 6 hours of training divided into 4 parts, Leader’s Guide, fill-in-the-blank Listener’s Guide, bonus resource transcripts, strategy documents and worksheets, and more bonuses!

Monthly Bonus Group Coaching Zooms with members of all coaching networks. One-hour meeting includes new leadership lessons and practical teachings with special guests popping in. Includes LIVE Q&A Sessions with Nelson and the team. ($1,188.00 Annual Value)

Bonus Systems Resources During Coaching — for All 8 Systems Plus Supplemental Resources. Each resource contains audio teaching, transcript, guides, samples, editable files and all supporting strategic documents. (Over $3,999.95 Annual Value)

FREE Complete Sermon Series Each Month. You can choose from our extensive library of sermons. Save time and increase your preaching impact! Each sermon series resource includes message audios, transcripts, notes, graphics and documents.($2,759.40 Annual Value)

Bonus Monthly Newsletter. 24+ page printed Renegade Pastors insider featuring articles and personal updates from Nelson, book excerpts, member success stories, exclusive reports and more. ($719.75 Annual Value)

FREE Training Websites to Help You Lead Seminars for Your Church. You’ll have access to free resources to train your church — tools to conduct evangelism training, generosity training and more. (Over $495.85 Value)

VIP Book Partnerships with Nelson. Get priority access to partner with Nelson as a co-author on best-selling book titles for your first-time guests, small groups, spiritual growth campaigns and more. Plus we’ll write your foreword for FREE! (Over $259.00 Value)

Additional Monthly Giveaways during Each Coaching Session. Every month during your membership, you’ll also receive additional bonus resources from Nelson,, such as e-books and audio seminars to help you grow your church. Some will be available only to live attendees. (Over $3,588.00 Annual Value)

$250 Celebratory Gift for You and Your Spouse. After you’ve completed 6 sessions of Senior Pastor Coaching, we’ll reward you with a $250 cash gift! Treat yourself and celebrate your accomplishments! ($250 Value)

Plus…every 6 months after that you will receive another cash gift that you can use personally or as a donation to your church!

FREE EVENT PASSES!

FREE Pass to Annual Renegade Pastors Conference ($599.00 Value)

FREE Pass to Annual Church Growth and Systems Boot Camp ($599.00 Value)

FREE Attendance at Any Regional Training Events plus free passes for your guests (up to $296.00 Value)

FREE Pass to Additional Online Trainings Offered, such as Planning Your Preaching Calendar, Maximizing Easter and more (Over $299.95 Value)

ENROLL NOW AT LOW MONTHLY RATE
OR GET TWO MONTHS FREE WITH AN ANNUAL PASS

Questions? Email us at [email protected] or text 561.560.4740. If you’d prefer to sign up by phone, please call 561.921.8488 ext. 6.

Accelerate Your Growth this Year with Systems-Focused Training

As part of this network you will:
  • Grow your church during this current challenging climate (you won’t find this kind of detailed, hands-on, pastor-led approach anywhere else).
  • Strengthen each of the 8 Systems of a Healthy ChurchÂŽ
  • Position your church to be more Kingdom-impacting than ever.
  • See more people come to faith over the next year than at any other time in your church’s history, but see that repeated over and over in years to come.
  • Restore broken or ineffective systems to serve the next season and next generation.
  • Stand with one another to learn, grow, read and answer questions every step of the way.
  • Lay out a plan for more Small Group participation than ever before through a combination of in-person and online groups.
  • See an Assimilation System that reaches and keeps more first-time guests than ever before, leading to increased baptisms, membership classes, volunteers and committed followers of Jesus.
  • Develop together a process for an annual special offering this Fall that will support missions, these initiatives, church improvements and so much more.
  • Raise the Level of Stewardship by maximizing current givers and attracting new givers using proven and innovative ways for people to give.
  • Keep the evangelistic temperature of your church fiery hot for sharing the gospel, promoting your services/big days and calling people to follow Jesus in the power of the Holy Spirit.
  • Mobilize more committed and excited volunteers.
  • Strengthen and adjust your leadership team and structure to support these improvements.
  • Become an expert on church growth principles and healthy church systems.
  • All while developing personal systems and raising the level of your leadership for greater efficiency, more harmony between life and work and position yourself for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health!

YES, it’s possible — when you say YES to Nelson’s new Senior Pastor Coaching Network!

As You Prepare to Join this New Network, Please Consider That:

  • ONE new tither will pay for this network.
  • The average increase in attendance is 25%.
  • The average increase in giving is 20% of your overall budget.
  • Nelson will be there step-by-step to help you implement.
  • Unlike other coaching networks, you get EVERYTHING you need to work the systems.
ENROLL NOW AT LOW MONTHLY RATE
OR GET TWO MONTHS FREE WITH AN ANNUAL PASS

Questions? Email us at [email protected] or text 561.560.4740. If you’d prefer to sign up by phone, please call 561.921.8488 ext. 6.

So, What are the Next Coaching Session Dates?

All conducted by Zoom, led LIVE with presentation and personal Q&A on Tuesdays from 2:00pm – 3:30pm Eastern:

  • Tuesday, September 23, 2025
  • Tuesday, October 28, 2025
  • Tuesday, November 18, 2025
  • Tuesday, December 16, 2025
  • Tuesday, January 27, 2026
  • Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Can’t make a session? Don’t worry, recordings of all Zooms will be available during the entirety of the coaching – miss one or want to return to one, it’s available within 48 hours.

Let’s Recap What You’ll Receive in Senior Pastor Coaching: 

  • Monthly live 90-minute coaching sessions with Nelson Searcy, plus interactive Q&A
    LIVE real-time feedback, plenty of time to ask questions! ($4,788.00 Annual Value) 
  • FREE Immediate Bonus: The Breaking Growth Barriers Workshop — Downloadable Audio Resource ($599.95 value)
  • Online Private Membership Hub Access
  • Monthly Bonus Group Coaching Zooms with members of all coaching networks. Additional training plus Q&A Sessions with Nelson and the team. ($1,188.00 Annual Value)
  • Bonus Systems Resources During Coaching — for All 8 Systems Plus Supplemental Resources. Each resource contains audio teaching, transcript, guides, samples, editable files and all supporting strategic documents. (Over $3,999.95 Annual Value)
  • FREE Complete Sermon Series Each Month. You can choose from our extensive library of sermons. Save time and increase your preaching impact! Each sermon series resource includes message audios, transcripts, notes, graphics and documents. ($2,759.40 Annual Value) 
  • Bonus Monthly Newsletter. 24+ page printed Renegade Pastors insider featuring articles and personal updates from Nelson, book excerpts, member success stories, exclusive reports and more. ($719.75 Annual Value)
  • Unique email address that goes directly to Nelson, for faster response and access
  • Community of like-Minded Renegade Pastors for encouragement, friendship and prayer 
  • FREE Training Websites to Help You Lead Seminars for Your Church. You’ll have access to free resources to train your church — tools to conduct evangelism training, generosity training and more. (Over $495.85 Value)
  • VIP Book Partnerships with Nelson. Get priority access to partner with Nelson as a co-author on best-selling book titles for your first-time guests, small groups, spiritual growth campaigns and more. Plus we’ll write your foreword for FREE! (Over $259.00 Value) 
  • Additional Monthly Giveaways during Each Coaching Session. Every month during your membership, you’ll also receive additional bonus resources from Nelson,, such as e-books and audio seminars to help you grow your church. Some will be available only to live attendees. (Over $3,588.00 Annual Value)
  • $250 Celebratory Gift for You and Your Spouse. After you’ve completed 6 sessions of Senior Pastor Coaching, we’ll reward you with a $250 cash gift! Treat yourself and celebrate your accomplishments! ($250 Value)
  • Plus…every 6 months after that you will receive another $250 gift that you can use personally or as a donation to your church!
  • FREE Pass to Annual Renegade Pastors Conference ($599.00 Value)
  • FREE Pass to Annual Church Growth and Systems Boot Camp ($599.00 Value)
  • FREE Attendance at Any Regional Training Events plus free passes for your guests (up to $296.00 Value)
  • FREE Pass to Additional Online Trainings Offered, such as Planning Your Preaching Calendar, Maximizing Easter and more (Over $299.95 Value)

Plus more…everything you need to succeed in growing a healthy, Kingdom-impacting church!

YOUR INVESTMENT: Only $247/month (includes $99/month Renegade Silver membership)

Join Now and Also Receive The Breaking Growth Barriers Workshop for FREE ($599.95 value)!

NOTE: Over $20,691.85 total annual value! You save over 86%!

Cancel Any Time Guarantee for Your Monthly Membership!

When you select the monthly option, you can exit coaching at any time and your investment will stop and return at the future rate.

NOTE: This cancel-anytime-guarantee does not apply to the Annual Prepaid Pass, which already has two free months included.

3-MONTH FULL REFUND GUARANTEE FOR MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP: If anytime during the first three months, you feel this isn’t right for you, keep all your monthly resources and bonuses and receive a full refund of all 3 months of your investment.

ENROLL NOW AT LOW MONTHLY RATE
OR GET TWO MONTHS FREE WITH AN ANNUAL PASS

Questions? Email us at [email protected] or text 561.560.4740. If you’d prefer to sign up by phone, please call 561.921.8488 ext. 6.

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.