Ignite: How to Spark Immediate Growth in Your Church

Ignite: How to Spark Immediate Growth in Your Church

Ignite: How to Spark Immediate Growth in Your Church

Ignite: How to Spark Immediate Growth in Your Church

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Overview

The ultimate how-to book for reaching more people for Jesus Christ

Ignite sets forth a step-by-step, biblically grounded, proven plan for creating immediate church growth by utilizing a "Big Day" to mobilize the church for evangelism. This user-friendly guide will show you how to reach the unchurched in your community and break through the debilitating growth barriers that are holding your church back.

You can reach--and keep--modern-minded, unchurched people to create and sustain growth momentum. Ignite shows you how it's done.


"Searcy brings the unique frontline perspective of a pastor who is in the trenches week after week, figuring out how to effectively reach people with the gospel. Ignite is a very practical manual for any church trying to break through the next barrier to transforming their city for Christ."--Geoff Surratt, pastor of ministries, Seacoast Church

"Ignite will help you see things in a clearer, simpler way. It will help you see what's important and what's not in our mission to serve others by giving them hope in Jesus."--Dino Rizzo, founding pastor, Healing Place Church; author, Servolution

"There's a big difference between working hard and working smart. In this dynamic new book, Searcy helps readers be good stewards of their valuable time. I was underlining on every page."--Charles Arn, president, Church Growth, Inc.


Nelson Searcy served as the director of The Purpose Driven Community at Saddleback Church before starting The Journey Church of the City in New York City in 2002. He and his 1,200-member church appear routinely on lists such as "The 50 Most Influential Churches" and "The 25 Most Innovative Leaders."

Jennifer Dykes Henson is a freelance writer based in New York City. Prior to moving to New York, Jennifer worked with Dr. Charles Stanley as the manager of marketing communications for In Touch Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781441210494
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/01/2009
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 208
File size: 346 KB

About the Author

Nelson Searcy served as the director of The Purpose Driven Community at Saddleback Church before starting The Journey Church of the City in New York City in 2002. He and his 1200-member church appear routinely on lists such as The 50 Most Influential Churches and The 25 Most Innovative Leaders. His newsletter for pastors and church leaders, Church Leader Insights, now reaches more than 40,000 subscribers and continues to grow by hundreds each month. Searcy lives in New York City.

Jennifer Dykes Henson is a freelance writer based in New York City. She has served as a writer/producer and ministry consultant to organizations across the east coast. Prior to moving to New York, Jennifer worked with Dr. Charles Stanley as the manager of marketing communications for In Touch Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia. Jennifer and her husband are members of The Journey Church of the City.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9

Introduction: What If Your Church Could Double in One Day? 13

1 What a Difference a Day Makes: This Book's Big Idea 23

2 What Day Is It? Surveying the Options 33

3 The Day of Harvest: The Importance of Prayer and Goals 41

Pastor

4 Reaching the Boiling Point: Taking Your Evangelistic Temp and Turning Up the Heat 51

5 Setting the Stage: Successfully Leveraging Your Influence 59

6 Carrying the Torch: Igniting Your Church's Structure 73

Personal Evangelism

7 Mobilizing for Evangelism: Releasing the Army 85

8 Equipping for Evangelism: Little Tools That Make a Big Difference 95

Promotion

9 Finding Fertile Ground: The Art of Choosing Wisely 109

10 Sowing the Best Seed: And Trusting God for Big Results 121

11 Reaping the Harvest: The keys to Effective Promotion 133

Preservation

12 Preparing the Way: Helping People Take the Next Step 145

13 The Celebration: Let the Fun Begin! 159

Conclusion: Keep On Dreaming 167

Postscript 171

Appendix 1 Baptism 173

Appendix 2 Fasting 181

Appendix 3 Invest and Invite Cards 183

Appendix 4 What Is Servant Evangelism? 185

Appendix 5 How to Conduct a Servant Evangelism Saturday 187

Appendix 6 New Believer Email and Letter 199

Notes 203

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