You’re headed into late spring and summer which often reduces church attendance; and therefore, offerings. Meanwhile, every church is talking about doing church communications better to engage their congregations and invite their community. But how do you improve everything on the small budget you’ve been given? Caught with a small budget and a...
Spring breezes are barely starting to blow and air conditioning companies have started suggesting a tuneup for your AC unit. Tuneups are simply wake-up checklists to make sure everything is performing properly when challenged. Lent season is underway so… Easter communications need a tuneup for the challenge to come! Easter is the climax...
My garage and workshop needed organization. A quick look and it was obvious. I hate not being able to find stuff. The more disorganized something is, the harder it is to get started. They say that recognizing the problem is half the battle. I think they lie. Recognizing the problem is really only...
Jesus sat down at Jacob’s well (John 4). His Disciples weren’t with Him since they had other things they needed to be doing. Jesus was alone but He knew that people with a need would be coming to that location. Knowing He was in the very spot that ministry would happen, He...
Have you been invited to a social event recently? Or even more importantly, have you invited people to yours? What about your church services or special events? Of course you have (I hope). We love to get together. The church is called to this fellowship. God knows we need to be around other...
80% of churches are in decline or stagnation. What’s up with that? Do people not need the church anymore? Most communities are growing while local churches are shrinking. Let’s turn that around. The church hasn't done a great job communicating why its needed. Maybe we don’t know how to verbalize it? This is evident...
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...
When I visit family and friends in Atlantic Canada (where I grew up) I have to remind myself and my family to please wear nice socks. It sounds odd. But I’ve been living in North Carolina for 14 years and it’s easy to forget the “ways” of my homeland: when you enter...
It seems that every day we hear stories of secular newspapers realizing it’s not worth the cost of their reporters, the paper, or the printing. Even with advertising revenues helping to pay their costs! So why do we think it’s worth the church’s expense to pay for bulletins? Actually, it’s not really the...
