One week from today I'll be leading a Zero to Sixty webinar! I love this format because no one excluded from participating due to location. Instead anyone can join the webinar and be part of this learning experience from the comfort of their home or office. Also, due to the webinar format, your entire staff can participate in the seminar at no additional cost! That's one of the great things about technology. Your registration covers anyone in your church that can listen in on your phone line. That's what's great about webinars! The Zero to Sixty Webinar is Thursday, July … Read More
Reach More People without Breaking the Bank!
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
July 4th Sale at www.church-strategies.com – Ends today!
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
Zero to Sixty Webinar!
Just something to put on your radar: I'm going to be leading a Zero to Sixty Webinar on Thursday, July 16th from 1PM-3PM. Feel free to watch this webinar with your whole staff! You registration covers anyone in your church that can listen in on your phone line. That's what's great about webinars! Here’s what you can expect to learn:– How to communicate vision in a way that causes people to respond– How to hire the right people and fire the wrong people– How to gauge the health of your church– Staffing strategies that add staff and reduce expenses– … Read More
July 4th Sale at www.church-strategies.com
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 We Learned to Spend Less and Reach More People
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 and recently I taught these "secrets" to a group of Pastors … Read More
Last Call for Zero to Sixty in West Hartford, CT!
If you live within driving distance of the Hartford area, I'm going to be teaching a Zero to Sixty seminar in West Hartford on June 25th. I've been teaching this seminar all over the country and it's been getting a great response. Here's what I'll be covering during this 3-hour seminar: – How to communicate vision in a way that causes people to respond – How to hire the right people and fire the wrong people – How to gauge the health of your church – Staffing strategies that add staff and reduce expenses – How to maximize momentum for … Read More
Why Coaching is Better than Conferences…
I've been to my share of conferences over the years… And I've been part of several coaching environments as a leader and participant… Here's my conclusion: Coaching is better. Both have their benefits. Conferences inspire me and cause me to think bigger. But coaching has a way of putting all of that lofting thinking into bite-size pieces that I can implement in my church. So I think we need both, but if you're a Senior Pastor, you definitely need to be in a coaching environment. Here's 3 reasons why: 1. You need an outside voice speaking into … Read More
Places to get my book “Zero to Sixty” (and a coupon)
Amazon is apparently the tortoise is this story because everyone else has my book, "Zero to Sixty: 60 principles and practices for leading a growing church" available. I'm told Amazon will have it soon, but if you want to order it in the meantime, here's a few places to pick up Zero to sixty: Barnes and Noble has it here Books-a-Million has it here ChristianBooksBible.com has it here ChurchStrategies.com has it here If you want to get the book for the lowest price, go to www.church-strategies.com and during the check out, use the coupon code "twitter" (no quotes) and receive … Read More
New Coaching Opportunity!
I talked about this in the www.church-strategies.com newsletter this week, but I'm starting a new Leadership Coaching network for Senior Pastors in August. It will be a 6-month tele-coaching network that focuses on the following topics: Session One: The Personal Development of the Senior Pastor Session Two: Church Governance Session Three: Developing other Leaders Session Four: Building an Effective Staff Session Five: Preaching for Life Change Session Six: Advanced Outreach Strategies You can pick up an application at: http://church-strategies.com/coaching.html Just to give you an idea of the difference coaching makes, here's what a couple of guys had to say about their … Read More
