This morning I finished Nelson Searcy and Jennifer Dykes Hinson’s book Fusion, and now I am a happy man!
This book will shape our assimilation system at Walls Down Church.
If you are interested in assimilating people into your church you must read and apply this book!
Nelson has broken the assimilation process down into a handful of E-A-S-Y steps!
His basic strategy is to move people along a continuum from first-time guest to second-time guest to regular attender to member.
In the appendices of this book he provides sample forms, letters, surveys, and e-mails that they use at The Journey (the church where Nelson is Pastor).
He has done the hard work of creating the system. Our job is to tweak it to reflect our immediate culture and then implement it with consistency!
Nelson also offers a TON of info through his website churchleaderinsights.com.
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Hey Paul. I couldn’t agree more about the book. I just took our leadership team through it and we all loved it.
Just found your blog. All kinds of great stuff here. I look forward to reading more.
Congrats to finishing the book. I think I would definitely benefit from reading this book.
Stay Bless!
It is on my ever growing reading list! 🙂
Paul,
So glad you found the book helpful. Let me know if you have any questions.
I have a ton of free resources related to the book at http://www.ChurchLeaderInsights.com/fusion
Thanks for the shout out! Have a great Easter!
Nelson
http://www.ChurchLeaderInsights.com
Nelson Searcy
Lead Pastor, The Journey
One Church: Three Locations: Six Services
http://www.journeymetro.com