Great Book On Assimilation

I just purchased Nelson Searcy's book on assimilation, titled Fusion. The book is a printed version of the assimilation seminar he teaches to church planters everywhere. I've listened to the seminar on CD and have all the documents that come with it, but I would recommend the book first. This will give you a much clearer understanding of all the assimilation materials contained in the seminar.

I'm over half-way through and am overwhelmed by Nelson's passion and thoroughness in assimilating first-time guests into fully developing members. This guy really knows what he's talking about. This is such an important part of helping our churches grow and yet most churches have little or no plan in place to assimilate guests. This is a must read for every lead elder and those who share responsibility for assimilation.