Here's a great review about my new resource, "The Productive Leader".   The Productive Leader is a resource for leaders who want to get more done in less time.   You can pick up a copy by clicking here.

About 2 years ago, I did an interview with Church Leader Insights about my book, "Watermark: An Explanation of Baptism" on the subject of "Overcoming Barriers to Baptism".   Anyway, I'm making this interview/ teaching available on www.church-strategies.com for free for the time being.   So if you want a free copy of this 25 minute resource, simply click here.   I also talk about this in my book and seminar, Zero to Sixty: 60 principles and practices for leading a growing church, which you can get by: Clicking here for the book Clicking here for the Kindle version  Clicking here for … Read More

In case you weren't aware, there's a bunch of free stuff available on the www.church-strategies.com site that you may not know about:  Free report: How to think like an unchurched Person Free article: How to be an effective portable church Free Introduction and Chapter one of Zero to Sixty  Also, there's free Leadership resources at www.zerotosixtybook.com Plus, the www.church-strategies.com newsletter has free articles and resources every week. 

Here are 4 fully downloadable resources that are on sale this week at www.church-strategies.com:  The Complete Membership System – This resource has everything you need to implement a strong membership system in your church. It's an A-Z on membership.  The New Believer's Class – This 4-week class is what we use at Calvary Fellowship to disciple new believers and teach them the basics of the faith.  Serving Strategies – This resource outlines 25 strategies you can employ to increase the number of volunteers in your church. (We use all of these strategies at Calvary Fellowship) The Cash Crunch – This resource … Read More

I want to do something fun to honor and celebrate the birth of my son Xander.  Typically, dads would hand out cigars to those who came to the hospital to celebrate with the family.   Well, I'm going to put a slight spin on that tradition, because instead of handing our cigars, I'm going to hand out free copies of my book Zero to Sixty!   Over at www.church-strategies.com, every order we get between now and Sunday that's over $20 will receive a free copy of Zero to Sixty!   We'll automatically put it on your order as it gets mailed out, … Read More

After sending out a 50,000 piece mailing that got dismal results I said, "That's it!  I'm done with direct mail!" But before I totally gave up, I decided to learn about how it works for companies that were achieving tremendous success during direct mail.  That's when everything changed!  The next time we did direct mail, we employed new strategies that allowed us to spend a fraction of what we were spending previously and get a 300%-400% better return for our investment.  These strategies have been a game-changer for us at Calvary Fellowship. I recorded these strategies to a group of Pastors … Read More

Here's a new brand new resources that we just added that can help you and your ministry:  21st Century Outreach Strategies - Learn how to spend less money and reach more people! This 3-CD resource teaches you the most effective ways to do direct mail, internet ads, and just about every other media more effectively. (Just the section on direct mail will save you thousands of dollars and give you much better results.   The Membership Complete System - This resource gives you everything you need to implement and manage an effective membership system in your church.  Tis resource includes every form, … Read More

We're doing a sale for July 4th at www.church-strategies.com.  Use the coupon code JULY4 and save $10 when you spend $50 or more.   Here's a new brand new resources that we just added that can help you and your ministry:  21st Century Outreach Strategies – Learn how to spend less money and reach more people! This 3-CD resource teaches you the most effective ways to do direct mail, internet ads, and just about every other media more effectively. (Just the section on direct mail will save you thousands of dollars and give you much better results.   The Membership Complete … Read More

How do you create a baseline of commitment in your church? How do you communicate expectations? The answer is with a strong membership system! This Membership course is the same class that is used at Calvary Fellowship and has trained hundreds of new believers in what it means to be involved and committed to a local church. Click here to order The Complete Membership System The Complete Membership System includes:– Teacher Notes– Student Notes– Membership Covenant– Membership Application– Calvary Fellowship's Statement of Faith– Calvary Fellowship's Certificate of Membership– Class reminder Telephone Scripts– Class Reminder Emails– Membership Class Bulletin Announcement– Membership Approval … Read More

The next edition of the www.church-strategies.com newletter is going out on Tuesday morning and I don't want you to miss it.   Each issue contains:  – A note from me – A book recommendation  – A featured resource – A weekly e-strategy  You can read the whole thing is about 3 minutes and it has a lot of practical insights you can use in your church.  Plus, it's totally free!   You can sign up here.