What's New at Effective Church Communications
Q & A: Where can you find Free PowerPoint resources, artwork and templates?
Question: “Our church has recently added a video screen to our sanctuary. We are in the beginning stages on learning how to use it for announcements and other parts of our church service. We have found some resources for slide backgrounds, videos and countdowns. Most of the video and countdown sites have a fee...
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5 things that don’t work and 5 that do to start a Men’s Ministry at Father’s Day or anytime
True story here: a growing church of 1800 (from 300 only three years earlier) decided to start a Men’s Ministry with a Bible Study for men. Lots of prayer and encouragement from the pulpit, plus a splashy PowerPoint show, encouraged men to come. The night of the study the staff set up 200 chairs in anticipation....
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How-tos on church communications
How I created the Father’s Day Video
This was fun–this video is part of a file for church communicators for Father’s Day–and though I didn’t intend to do this when I was putting it together I stumbled across a way to quickly make a video combining PowerPoint and Animoto. Below is the Video and following that, both text and another...
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How to create multi-media videos EXTREMELY easily, cheaply or for FREE!
If you liked the video created for Mother’s Day with the scrolling images and pictures–you can’t believe how easy it is to create your own. This brief video is an introduction on how to do it for FREE or for very low-cost. Next week I’ll be adding an additional video or videos that will expand...
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What's New at Seasonal Church Communications
FREE Bulletin insert for Fathers day and more
The communication approach on Father’s Day is very different from that on Mother’s Day. On Mother’s Day, many family members who usually don’t attend church will attend to honor Mom. Because of that, for Mother’s Day we should direct many of our communication pieces to the non-regular attendees and work to...
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Father’s Day Post cards, a great set, ready-to-use
One of the great benefits of being a members of the ECC Ebook and Template Club is the time you save by using the free images and publications created for you. Here is a set of postcards for Father’s Day, that can also be used as stand-alone images in PowerPoint, websites, newsletters or however else you want...
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Free Content
FREE Bulletin insert for Fathers day and more
The communication approach on Father’s Day is very different from that on Mother’s...
You may be considering creating the website for your church with WordPress, which...
Thank-you Cards for Church Volunteers, how to combine technology with a personal touch
Click on this image to download the free PDF of this Thank-you card, both in black...
Many churches go all out for Easter or other special event celebrations: special...
Answer Easter Seeker Questions with this ready-to-print FREE, PDF Easter Bulletin Insert
Click on the image to download a FREE PDF of this along with the back side of web...
FREE Greek Easter Bread Recipe: a wonderful treat and a great Easter follow-up
For a ready-to-print PDF of the Greek Easter Bread Recipe Cards, click on the image. Ed....
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Webinars
Q & A: Where can you find Free PowerPoint resources, artwork and templates?
Question: “Our church has recently added a video screen to our sanctuary. We...
In celebration of Internet Evangelism Day, April 29, the following material will...
Video: What is a TEMPLATE on Effective Church Communications and how can you use them?
Templates are one of the best resources on this site because they will save you HUGE...
Video: What is a PDF? the three kinds of PDFs on this website and how to use them
I’ve had a number of questions recently asking about why people can’t...
Video and Ebook on Church Bulletin Essential: How to become a Christian
Our church bulletins can accomplish many purposes, but if they don’t answer...
In many churches communications are done because “we’ve always done it that way”...
