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THE SEVEN COMMITMENTS OF A RENEGADE PASTOR™

2025 Renegade Pastors Memory Verse
"Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken.
My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.
O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge."
- Psalm 62:5-8 (NLT)
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- 3 challenges that will produce growth in your congregationon June 9, 2025 at 10:54 am
Are you struggling to disciple your congregation and see them grow in their walks with God? As we discussed in Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, there are simple commitments we can make as pastors that will help us abandon average in both our lives and our ministries and step into being a Renegade Pastor. Part 3’s commitment ... Read More The post 3 challenges that will produce growth in your congregation appeared first on Church Leader Insights.
- Transform your ministry with these 3 time management tipson June 2, 2025 at 3:21 pm
Do you feel like your ministry could soar if only you had just a little more time? You can’t create more of the limited commodity of time, but the good news is that you can learn to utilize what you have been given to propel you to a higher level of living. Our 3-part blog series on how to leave ... Read More The post Transform your ministry with these 3 time management tips appeared first on Church Leader Insights.
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I’ve got some inside info from my publisher for you..today thru tomorrow only you can pick up the e-book (Kindle) edition of my best-selling book for church planters for only $3.99: Launch: Starting a New Church from Scratch. Co-written by me and fellow Journey pastor Kerrick Thomas, this book offers specific strategies for beginning a church with no members, no ... Read More The post Kindle Sale – $3.99 Church Planting Book: Launch appeared first on Church Leader Insights.
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Meet Dr. Nelson Searcy
Nelson Searcy is the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Journey Church, with locations across New York City and in Boca Raton, FL. By God's grace, he identified and developed the Eight Systems of a Healthy Church® that he has used to coach over 3,500 churches in the US and around the world to adapt those eight systems to their unique ministry fields, resulting in great health and growth.
Nelson regularly coaches pastors online and in-person through the Church Leader Insights and Renegade Pastors Network ministries that he founded. He also leads several annual pastor in-person conferences and online training events. In ministry for more than 25 years, Nelson and his church routinely appear on lists such as “The 50 Most Influential Churches” and “The 25 Most Innovative Leaders.”
He is the author of over 100 church growth resources and 20+ books, including The Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Life and Ministry, The Difference Maker: Using Your Everyday Life for Eternal Impact, and Fusion: Turning First-Time Guests Into Fully-Engaged Members of Your Church. Nelson is the recipient of the prestigious Donald A. McGavran Award for Outstanding Leadership in Great Commission Research.
He is a longtime student of church history, especially mastering the areas of evangelism and church growth. He divides his time between NYC and South Florida. He battled Stage 4 cancer and has been cancer-free since 2018, praise God! He has an amazing wife, Kelley, and a teenage son, Alexander, who continues to grow in so many ways.























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