Planning church communication timelines with an achievable strategy is crucial to ensuring effective communication with members and the community. Keep them informed in a consistent manner. Here are five steps to help you create a well-structured and achievable communication plan for your ministries: 1. Define communication objectives Start by clearly defining your communication objectives....
All churches need an effective website; but are there certain pages you must have on a church website? Yes! There are many options but, when asked, a church member suggests they mostly want three pages. And when someone in a community is looking for a church, they say they’re mainly looking for...
Getting your church communication essentials accomplished is critical. Why? Effective communication rises and falls on how well you know your audience. So, the necessary communication essentials for your church? Establish a foundation to know your audience! Churches actually have two audiences: internal and external. Those who know you well (congregation) and those...
Sermons that engage is the same goal communication leaders attempt through effective email subject lines and webpage headlines that get noticed. Why? Because open rates of emails teach us what motivates an audience to participate in communication. Much like getting an audience to stop and consume web content because of its headline. It’s...
It’s a great time to learn church communication lessons in order to get your congregation and community listening again. For years, the church has been talking in a way so many ignore our important message. No longer does the church have to rely on people visiting a building, getting a church bulletin, or...
Churches occasionally need to communicate location change. Why? Because the only thing consistent in life is change. Church locations and times often need adjusting. Best case? A church is expanding because their location can’t fit the growing current or potential audience. If a new building isn’t viable for the budget, then adding services...
Church service slides are everywhere (whether done with PowerPoint, Keynote, ProPresenter, or other design software). Most churches today have a digital means of projecting announcements, worship song lyrics, sermon points, or videos so the congregation can participate in the worship service, and understand greater meaning. But do church service slides work every time?...
Yes, you can use AVL to establish your church brand! In fact, it’s required! Since church branding is about controlling what your church is known for, AVL controls the senses around that church brand. In fact, it’s AVL control that solidifies the church brand, and allows it to “stick” longer in our memories. A...
Being known for something is important for a church. And it’s even more important to be known for the right things! The steps are pretty simple; and I actually started learning them when I was young. I grew up near an elementary school and our yard became the cut-through where kids would walk...
