Let’s be clear, employment transitions are complicated and have the potential for concern. Pastors, from your vantage you want to protect yourself and establish a church communication team that will encourage ministry and improve systems to inform your congregation while you engage your community. It sounds perfect. The Church Communicator (Comm) should...
Every church should be building an online audience with social media. Done properly, every church should have more people following their social media accounts than attend on a weekly basis. The channels have been created and most of your community is scrolling on it right now. What are they looking for? Something...
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...
I love sitting down to a new book. Starting a clean notebook. Entering a new year. 2014 is exciting to think about. 12 months of uncharted waters. In order to adequately prepare yourself for the year: Review last year. Successes are fun to remember. Build on them. But take time to look at failures...
I’m Canadian. I still remember my youthful excitement for impending snowstorms. We’d get up to 48” of the white stuff at a time. The Province where I grew up (NB) gets over 9 FT of snow each year. Now, living in North Carolina, we can only dream of a few flakes in...
I don't have a lot of money. You probably don't either. So when I decide to buy something; it has to work and have a good Return of Investment (ROI). If I buy a car; it has to be cost-effective in getting me around. A meal has to satisfy. So if you're doing...
The top 3 US destinations for New Years are: New York City, Las Vegas, and Disney World. I bet if you took 30 seconds, you could identify why. Have you considered why your church is a destination? Each Sunday, it's a destination for the people who attend. In fact, you could say that...
This week we're moving PinPoint. Just across town, but it seems huge for us. After months of planning and dreaming, it's all coming together. This move is going to be so good for us, but we're keeping our fingers crossed that we don't let things fall through the cracks. We've sold excess stuff. It's...
When I was young, my Mother used to ask me to draw a picture for her. Being the budding artist, I would gladly oblige. I would get some paper and grab my best HB pencil. Then, several minutes later, Mom would sneak a peek at the page. Nothing. I couldn’t decide what to draw!...
