Churches need to demonstrate good stewardship. Especially if you want people to donate hard-earned money to your ministry. No one wants to give to a non-profit that looks wasteful. Communication is often seen as a disposable and temporary item. You promote an event for a few weeks and it’s done. But this...
When buying an older house, the money pit concern nags at us. Are we getting into something that will cost far too much to operate? Are there underlying issues that will continue to cause problems? Are we spending more money on things that should be replaced rather than fixed? Many churches have an...
As I visit churches across the country I realize that ministries have so much to communicate: events, promotions, services, requests and stories. Sadly, the more I research behaviors of church staff, I see we’re doing more and more while having less time to get it all done. Since we have limited time, we...
You’re hungry so you enter a neighborhood restaurant. You eat out occasionally, but to be honest, you find it easier to put meals together at home. You drive by this business many times since it’s on your way to work. Before you decided to stop in, from the comfort of your living...
Ah, November. Church budget time for most. Pastors, communication leaders, and members want to reach communities better for Christ, and do it in the most cost-effective manner possible. But how do we do it? Since 4000 evangelical churches close their doors every year in America, we hear it loudly: the church can disappear in our growing communities and very...
“Help. Our church needs better communications but I’m not sure where to start with our limited budgets”, said a Pastor at a recent conference. Church communications is a hot topic! I’ve just finished speaking at several national church conferences and people want to know where to start. Or continue. Budgets. The mere mention sets...
I think in the next few years, our lives are going to change. Mobile phones are taking over, their fees are being dropped as more people share the costs. Cable TV is becoming more mainstream with a lot of content available on-demand on the internet. For free. Internet accessibility is mostly included...
Churches are looking to save money. Offerings are down and budgets are being cut. Sound familiar? Lately we've received inquiries about what we consider the easiest thing to trim from a Church communications budget. It pains me to think that Churches want to communicate less -- you have so much that should be...
Well, "they" finally told us. "We're in a Recession". I guess it's hard news to hear, but also delivers information that we've sensed for awhile. Or perhaps the media and the political campaign wanted us to "feel" it for awhile. I had a client send me a "bad news for the industry" pdf...
