Discover a step-by-step, biblically grounded, proven plan for establishing relationships with newcomers---and ultimately prompt them to become vital members of your congregation! Learn why the first seven minutes after a visitor's arrival are so critical; benefit from practical "how to" tips; read testimonials from the "recently assimilated"; and more. 176 pages, softcover from Regal.
Creating an envrironment 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 those 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, tetsted and proven plan for establishing a relationship with necomers 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 ont eh path toward true life transformation and spiritual maturity.
Nelson Searcy is the founding pastor of The Journey Church of the City in New York, New York, which reaches more than 1100 twenty- and thirty-somethings each week. Over the last three years, Nelson has personally trained more than 1100 church planters through his own seminars and training events with Saddleback Church in California. In addition, he has produced a wide range of successful church planting resources through his website churchleaderinsights.com and has co-authored Launch: Starting a New Church from Scratch. Nelson is an active church planting coach, church growth consultant and publisher of the semi-monthly online resource Evangelism Online, which is distributed to 16,000 pastors each month. Prior to starting The Journey, he was the founding director of the Purpose Driven Community at Saddleback Church.
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Reviewed by Bruce Cannon (Huntley, MT), May 21, 2009
I bought three books on this topic and found them all useful. I found this book the most helpful and practical and have begun using some of the ideas already.
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Reviewed by Dave Mansfield (Shelby Township, MI), April 02, 2009
Practical, applicable and sensible. An assimilation process that should work for almost any church, right out of the box. I consider it a must read for those churches who want to close the back door to visitor departures.
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Reviewed by Tim (Panama City, FL), May 09, 2008
Wow! This is an incredible book on the Assimilation System that every church should have. None of the concepts are too difficult, and any church large, small, or just starting can incorporate these concepts. The main thing that I walked away with after reading "Fusion" was my change in thought towards a first-time guest. Instead of considering them as first-time guests, I now consider them as gifts from God. "Fusion" really challenges how responsible you are towards these gifts from God. A must read for all churches who want to transform first-time guests to full-time members!
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