Happy Thanksgiving! As America concentrates on this admiral quality this week, may we as the Church demonstrate and communicate biblical gratitude so that it permeates our lives. You’re either known for gratitude or you’re known for narcissistic undertones. Where you subtly communicate how much you’ve accomplished. Alone. Here are 5 ways that a...
Your website should be the center of your digital communications. Everything should rely on it: to inform your congregation and to engage your community. Most will approach a website for answers. Check your analytics (data that’s kept to see where people click on your website) and you’ll probably discover (if you have one)...
I often hear “we’re the best kept secret” and then “if more people understood all the good things we had to offer, we’d be turning people away”. That’s a communication problem. And since the overwhelming majority of churches don’t turn people away on Sunday morning, we can assume one of two things: ...
It used to be so easy. You simply needed someone to produce the bulletin and maybe change the church sign. Now, you need someone who can coordinate and communicate all your ministries, messages, and events. Maybe even create video sermon bumpers, posts on social media, church memes, PLUS assemble and layout the...
The wise man builds his house on… a good foundation! Many times in our haste, we renovate the top floor before the bottom is finished. Or started! The complexity with a solid church communication process? Every church has an established process, so as changes are requested and the church tries to improve existing...
As believers, we’re called to be thankful. Not just around Thanksgiving, but throughout the year. Are you thankful? Do you have gratitude? How do you practically demonstrate it? Gratitude becomes more valuable with action. Someone is in charge of your church communication. They’re a secretary, a media person, a director of communication,...
Be Known For Something is "the motherlode, jackpot, unbeatable WIN for a Staff and Board team-read!", a Pastor exclaimed. I bet you've read something and thought: It's Too Good to Read Alone! Amazon Best-Seller Be Known For Something: Reconnect with Community by Revitalizing Your Church's Reputation was designed to lead a team to a decision. What you should...
I love dreaming up goals for myself personally, for ministry, and for business. Have you done it yet? January tends to be the time to set goals and start thinking about fresh ideas. I’m not talking about resolutions that will be forgotten in a few weeks, I’m talking about committing time to...
We’re down to a few weeks! The New Year is around the corner and, unfortunately, Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Christmas distract us. After the flurry of work, or even during it, you need to focus on 2017. It’s going to be your best church communication year ever! Here are 7 tips to becoming ready...
