This question comes in several forms, but it usually boils down to, "Why does membership matter?" More than anything, membership is about 3 things: 1. Letting people know who you are as a church 2. Seeing if they align with where you're headed 3. Establishing a baseline of what it means to be committed at your church Your membership class should deal with these 3 issues in depth and then your membership follow up should be checking to make sure all of your members are fulfilling the covenant you agreed on. If you don't do these things, them membership … Read More
Sunday Stuff…
– Awesome day at Calvary! – I was out of the pulpit for a month, but it was great to be back. – I think I'm only out of the pulpit 4 more times before the end of the year. – I taught Ephesians 4:1-6. Talked about the 5 characteristics of a mature walk – We also shared that we are moving from our Miami Lakes campus. The school we meet in doesn't want a church meeting there anymore, so we're moving everyone to our Miramar campus. – The move was very well received. People are pretty excited about it. … Read More
Our Most Important Stewardship
Most of us think of money when we hear the term stewardship. But stewardship applies to all areas of life and ministry. I believe that everything changes when we realize that our greatest stewardship is the stewardship of people; specifically, the stewardship of new believers that God adds to the church. Too often, God brings people to a church and because there's no system or intentionality to follow with those who take significant steps of faith, they fall through the cracks. We need to work hard to make sure no one falls through the cracks. To accomplish this goal it … Read More
Coupon Codes
There's a few resources on sale this week at www.church-strategies.com, so I thought I'd share a few coupon codes that will allow you to save. Here they are… 1. The New Believer Follow Up System – Save 20% when you use the code unchurched 2. New Believer's Class - Save 20% when you use the code nbclass 3. Digital Evangelism - Save 10% when you use the code digital10 4. The Complete Membership System - Save 20% when you use the code member2010 These codes are expiring soon, so act today!
500 Million and Counting…
500 million. that's the number of people that are on Facebook. Facebook recently reaching this milestone and they have no signs of slowing down. So here's the question: if that many people are on Facebook (which by the way, is greater than the population of the United States) then the people that you want to reach in your community are on Facebook as well. But are you reaching out to them in the places where they hang out? I believe every church should be on Facebook because that's where people are all the time. Not only that, Facebook gives you … Read More
An Opportunity to Grow
I have a new coaching network starting next month and I have a few spots open for it. I've gotten several inquiries about the network and what is covered in each session. So here's a basic outline of what I cover in each session. Session One: The Personal Development of the Senior Pastor – In this session we will cover the 3 major areas of personal development in the life of the Senior Pastor that becomes the foundation of growth in the church. 1. Session Two: Follow Up – In this session we will cover the 4 most important areas of follow up that … Read More
Sunday Stuff…
– Great day at Calvary! I didn't teach. Instead, I led worship at all the services. – We do this once a year. We call it, "Bizzaro Sunday" where I lead worship and Mark Rodriguez (our Worship Pastor) teaches the message. – Mark is a great teacher and today was no exception. He taught Ephesians 2:11-3:21. – For those interested, my worship set was: 1. You Deserve (Hillsong United) 2. No Reason to Hide (Hillsong United) 3. Made to Worship (Chris Tomlin) 4. Tear Down These Walls (Hillsong United) – Yes, I really liked the last United album 🙂 – I'm looking … Read More
Front Load your Week
One of the productivity principles I live by is to front load my week. That means I try to book as much as possible into the early part of my week so I'm not crammed late in the week. My goal is to be done with my message by Wednesday afternoon. That gives me time to think it over and make the appropriate changes on Thursday and Friday. If I started working on the my message on Thursday, there's very little time to make course corrections. That's why I like getting my meetings out of the way on … Read More
17 Hours Left…
The Independence Day sale at www.church-strategies.com ends at midnight tonight. Every downloadable resource is on sale for 30% off by simply using the coupon code july4. Here's a list of every resource that's on sale for 30% off with the july4 coupon code: Creating a Culture of Evangelism Direct Mail Secrets New Believer Follow Up System How to Make Every Sunday Like Easter Digital Evangelism Zero to Sixty Seminar Laying the Foundation 21st Century Outreach Strategies New Believer's Class The Complete Membership System Church Planting Pitfalls Serving Strategies The Productive Leader The Portable Church Challenge The Cash Crunch All Downloadable … Read More
Pseudo Sunday Stuff…
– I was supposed to teach at Riverbank Church today in Lebanon, NH. My friend Chris Goeppner is the Pastor and is doing a fantastic job! – Unfortunately, on our way to Lebanon, NH my son Alexander started having major abdominal pain that forced us to take him to the ER in Concord, NH. – Everything turned out to be OK, but it was quite a scare for us. Thus, we thought it was prudent to return to Boston and allow him to take it easy on Sunday. – So I didn't teach anywhere or attend anywhere on Sunday. – … Read More
