Meet a mystery guest with some important news about Climbing the Assimilayas!

What a voicemail I just got! Listen to it and learn how this church went from 10 years of being a little over 100 in attendance to reaching almost 900 in such a brief amount of time. Fun, inspiring and accessible stuff.

Their 10 year journey as a small church of 120 in attendance was fairly typical for U.S. churches. What happened in year 11 was not. Hear the incredible story of what happened, especially if you pastor a church under 200.

In this post, I am going to create a short photo scrapbook from a location in Israel to demonstrate something I call The Power of Place which I believe can make or break your engagement efforts with people at church.

Know for sure: people’s spiritual journeys will begin at your church this Christmas. No kidding. Just watch this 4 minute video of the Hernandez’s story to see how a simple assimilation strategy will help you bring your unchurched guests all the way to the summit of full connection with God and your church.

It is good to remember that this journey of assimilation is not our own creation or a responsibility of ours to make happen. God owns it. He was working ahead of us, is working alongside us, and waiting for us and those we lead at the summit.

Here is one of the most extraordinary example I have heard at my church of how God does this.