It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize MANY in our congregations have a mobile device with thousands of apps. In fact, if your service dims the lights during the service, you can see the glow of screens across the room. This past week, our screens showed an establishment video shot looking...
There have been many times while working on my house, when I was seriously in the middle of fixing something, that I realized I’d made foundational errors that would not allow me to complete the task. The church has a serious task in front of us. To share the love of Christ...
As a teaching Pastor, you have a lot happening in your church and life. In a very small, similar way, I teach a large adult Bible Class each week. After preparing for my lesson, prayerfully considering what I should teach, and building my Keynote (like Powerpoint) presentation and rehearsing, I’m easily spending...
At conferences, I often have someone approach me and want to ask me a question. They awkwardly describe their position and the church where they work. Finally, I ask “how can I help you?” before they say they are in charge of their social media accounts and are struggling with the task. No...
How can it be already! It’s right around the corner. Summer. Depending on who you talk to, summer may have already started for families with college-aged kids. However, for most school systems, we’re starting summer vacation within only a few short weeks. Are you prepared? For the church there are 3 preparations...
I post regularly to social media and train churches how to create a strong brand presence that engages on social media. It seems like only a few days ago that we were trying to convince churches that they needed to be on social media, and now most churches are posting regularly. Is...
Social media is a communication tool that will make or break your church brand. Our marketing cluttered world is demonstrated on social media. Simply open the global Twitter feed and you’ll see millions of people saying something. In real time, your feed churns so quickly you can’t keep up and very little...
For years the church lamented that they had little budget to advertise in newspapers, on the radio, or on primetime TV. We instead turned to word of mouth as our best promotional tool. Then social media came along. It has free tools PLUS it empowers word of mouth promotion. That’s a win/win for...
AdminisMinistry.com presents a special 90-min Christmas Prep webinar with Mark MacDonald. Just $40 October 25, 2017; 11amET/10CT/9MT/8PT This informative online webinar includes: - Basic strategies for conquering communication in a "noisy" season - Identifying a unique seasonal thread when “Christmas" stays the same - Low-cost communication options to get your message out - Strategies to ensure you communicate...
