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| Fusion: Turning First-Time Guests into Fully-Engaged Members of Your Church | 
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Sales Rank: 3289
Category: Book
Author: Nelson Searcy; Jennifer Henson
Publisher: Regal Books
Studio: Regal Books
Manufacturer: Regal Books
Label: Regal Books
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 0830745319
Dewey Decimal Number: 254.5
EAN: 9780830745319
ASIN: 0830745319
Publication Date: January 2, 2008
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Product Description
All church leaders have faced the questions that arrive with newcomers: Do they feel comfortable? Is there more we could do to serve them? Will they want to come back? Creating an environment that both embraces our newcomers and excites them enough to return does not happen by chance. We must be prepared to be effective stewards of the newcomers God brings us. And, why shouldn t the Church be the epitome of service at its best, as modeled by the greatest server of all time? Built on The Journey Church of the City s Assimilation Seminar, Fusion embodies a step-by-step, biblically grounded, tested and proven plan for establishing a relationship with newcomers that ultimately prompts them to become fully developing members of our congregations. This innovative, practical guide is full of how-to information, testimonials from the recently assimilated and from participating church leaders, examples of the assimilation materials used and check points to make sure the reader is on track. Engaging, informative and immediately applicable, here is help for setting newcomers on the path toward true life transformation and spiritual maturity.
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Awesome! December 12, 2008
Enlightening! We will be implementing these strategies in our church and expect great results! Very easy and quick read. Very user-friendly. Great examples that you can begin using right away.
Review October 31, 2008
Nelson knows what he's talking about. What's interesting is that we started doing some of the things he talks about in this book prior to buying it, and it's like a confirmation of what needs to be done in the church. So we're using this book to fine tune.
Great Read!
Excellent Resource!! October 10, 2008
This is a great resource for those that are in the church leadership who want to find key ways to growing your congregation by numbers as well as by commitment level. Written in a plain, straightforward way, this book allows for those reading to start implementing the steps right away. Gives templates and guides on how to be the most effective in your community.
Excellent strategies for church growth August 3, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Searcy and Henson have done a great job of putting together a very practical and readable guide to church growth. The basic premise is assimilating guests into engaged members by practicing an intentional hospitality and a structured follow-up strategy. The methodology makes perfect sense, and it is the same approach that Searcy used to grow his "from scratch" church in NYC. It is targeted toward a younger audience but could be adapted to different segments. There are also templates and other tools included in an appendix which make this a very implementable system. Searcy also shows that the motivation behind church growth is found in Bible verse. More information about Searcy can be found at www.ChurchLeaderInsights.com.
A Must Read for All Church Assimilation Directors May 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read Nelson's book this morning, handed it to my Assimilation Director this afternoon, and sent Nelson a note tonight, congratulating him on a fine piece of work. New Song has been doing many of the things Nelson suggests for a long time, but his is a systematic approach that thinks through and closes the gap on each potential point where a newcomer might fall through the cracks.
I doubt if any of the pieces of Nelson's assimilation system are new. He's probably borrowed alot from Saddleback and a little from others. What Nelson has done is thought through, written down, and explained what to do, so that no one ever has to start from scratch again. This is a church assimilation primer! The surprising thing is that no one has written this book before. The laudable thing is, Nelson has now done it for us.
Smaller churches, if you want to think like a larger church, this is a very good place to start. As you grow, you'll need to adopt this type of system for welcoming newcomers, along with equally comprehensive systems for Small Groups, children's ministry, youth ministry, visitor attraction, branding your signature event in the community, and every other subministry of the church.
Larger churches may not need this - if they're already doing as much or more for visitors. Personally, I'm going to huddle with my team and use it as a reference guide and checklist to make sure we've closed as many gaps in our welcoming process as possible.
Great job Nelson! Keep them coming!
Hal Seed
New Song Community Church
Oceanside, CA
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