Here are the details on my new Explosive Outreach Coaching Network: – It's only 4 sessions (1 session each month starting in October) – You get over $400 in www.church-strategies.com resources! – You don't have to be the Senior Pastor to join this network. When you're accepted, your church is accepted. So you can have as many staff as you like on the coaching call. – You get a 2 hour coaching session each month where you will get graduate degree info on marketing – You will learn how to reach your community for nickels compared to what most churches are … Read More
I Got Church Direct Mail in My Mailbox
I recently received a piece of church direct mail piece in my mailbox (which I get happy about). However, then I looked at what this church had sent out and my joy dissipated. What was wrong with the mailing? Plenty. But I'll highlight 5 issues: 1. It wasn't in English (even though I speak Spanish fluently, English is still my first language) 2. There were 5 dates on this postcard (it was letting me know the title of every week of the series and the date they would be taught). Instead, give me the big picture of the series, write … Read More
Sunday Stuff…
– Not even sure what to say about today. – I was prepared to teach on Judges 3, but I felt a nudge by the Holy Spirit to deal with an issue in our church. So at 6PM on Saturday evening I started writing a message to deal with it. – I felt God move in our church like few times in our history. – As hard as the message was, people responded amazingly! – The band sounded great. I'm so proud of those guys. – I taught out of Deuteronomy 26 and Amos 4 (I know. Passages that get … Read More
Direct Mail that Works
Here's the mailer that we did for our 10th anniversary. This direct mail piece went out only to our list (names and addresses we've received in our services or from our website). It's like a giant birthday card. It was incredibly well received. The mailer was 8×10 folded. Then it opened up to double the size. We're going to be talking about all things outreach and marketing in our FREE "Outreach Essentials" Tele-seminar tomorrow (September 22nd) at 1PM EST. You can register for free here.
3rd Quarter Giving
With the 3rd quarter almost over, now is a great time to prepare to send out a giving statement to everyone who has given to your church in 2010. This way is anyone is "behind" in their giving, they see that in their statement and get caught up. Also, it's a great time to update the on what's going on and give them a sneak peak into this year's Christmas offering. We send out giving statements every quarter and not only do we see an increase in giving every time we mail out statements, it's also a great opportunity to … Read More
Sunday Stuff…
– I can honestly say that today was my favorite service ever at Calvary! – We celebrated our 10th Anniversary as a church – It was an amazing day. The staff made a video that literally wiped me out. I cried for the 1st 5 minutes of my message. I was very honored by their kind words. (I'll try to upload the video) – My wife and I started with 5 people (7 of us in total) in 2000. To see all that God has done was overwhelming. I am blown away by God's grace. – Calvary's 1st worship leader … Read More
Randomness…
– Totally excited out of my mind about this Sunday! We're celebrating our 10th anniversary as a church and it's going to be a amazing time! – I'm flying up to Atlanta to meet up with some friends and drive to Anderson, SC for Newspring's Leadership conference. Looking forward to that. – Next Wednesday I'm leading a free tele-seminar called, "Outreach Essentials". Lots of people already signed up. I have to reserve more phone lines! You can register here. – My Explosive Outreach Coaching Network starts in just under a month. A great group is forming for this network. I have … Read More
Stuff You have to know (but didn’t realize it) – Part 6
#6 – Let you wife find her place of ministry naturally Too often in church world, the define the role of the Pastor's wife in a very narrow scope. She needs to either: 1. Play an instrument 2. Teach Women 3. Teach Children I've talked to many Pastors wive who are leading women's ministries and don't want to, but do it because "their husband makes them". Here's my encouragement to you: let your wife find her place of ministry naturally. Also Pastor, you are responsible for everyone in your church, not just the men. The discipling of the whole … Read More
Sunday Stuff…
– Awesome day at Calvary! – I finished the book of Ephesians by teaching Ephesians 6:13-24. – Talked about the armor of God. – The band did "Our God" by Chris Tomlin. What a great song! – Prayed with a lot of people going through tough times. Praying for God to do big things in their lives. – Looking forward to celebrating our 10th anniversary next Sunday. Can't believe it's been 10 years. – So much to be thankful for. We've been incredibly blessed. – We're starting a brand new series of studies in the book of Judges called, "Heroes … Read More
Stuff You have to know (but didn’t realize it) – Part 5
#5 – You're creating a culture with every message you preach Most Pastors don't realize this early on. They get a good idea and execute it. Then they get another good idea and they execute it. Next thing you know, 2 years have past and you've created a culture in your church unintentionally. The last thing you ever want to do is a created a culture unintentionally. Instead, be intentional about your messages. Look at the whole calendar and see where your preaching schedule needs work. Too many attractional messages? Balance that with a couple of book studies through the Bible. Been … Read More
