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FREE Valentines Day Bulletin Inserts, to remind people that God loves them

Bulletin inserts are a great tool for evangelism for seasonal Sundays because often family members visit who do not attend your church regularly. Some of the folks in your church may have the courage to invite family to church, but not know how to share the gospel message with them. This is where an insert can be...

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Valentines for Church Communication Creators, what church leaders need to do

Valentine’s Day is a wonderfully Christian holiday in that it is all about love and loving is what Christians are to be about. We celebrate it by giving gifts, often flowers and candy, to those we care for—but flowers fade and candy adds on pounds. For those you in a leadership position, who want to show caring...

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If you were a salesman for the kingdom of heaven, would you be fired?

Please do not take this the wrong way—it is not meant irreverently at all—it is meant to provide an analogy that may help all of us be a better witness for Jesus. Jesus used many analogies with the professions he knew well to illustrate his messages; I am attempting to follow his example here with an analogy meant...

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Someday the iPhone won't be cool—a gentle reminder to those enamored with cutting-edge technology

It will happen. Someday there will be a technology that you don’t understand. You will find yourself hanging on to a communication system because that is the primary way you and the friends your age prefer to interact with your world. But your numbers will grow less with each year and some day perhaps your church...

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Valentines for Church Communication Creators, what church leaders need to do

Valentine’s Day is a wonderfully Christian holiday in that it is all about love...

Be proactive, not reactive in your church communications

The start of each year is a good time to evaluate your church communications effectiveness....

Answers to basic questions on how to design church communications

“How do I design my bulletin, newsletter, flyer, brochure, all the church communications...

Overall Church Newsletter Samples #1

Below is a selection of church newsletters sent in as part of our Great Idea Swap...

Overview of The Great Idea Swap, read this first

The Great Idea Swap is a ministry within the ministry of Effective Church Communications. The...

Planning Book PDF download, special edition

This Special Edition of our book on Planning is part of our overall course on planning. Click...

Great Idea Swap: Samples of Children’s Ministry Communications, #1

Children’s ministry requires a large number of communication pieces for a successful...

Sample Gospel Presentions

Sample Gospel Presentations Sample Gospel Presentations It does not take much space...

Introduction to the Five Steps of Effective Church Communication and Marketing

The Five Steps of Effective Church Communication and Marketing We serve a great God—the...

Chart: The Five Steps of Effective Church Communciations & Marketing

The Five Steps of Effective Church Communication and Marketing This chart is...

Christmas Gospel Presentation

It is helpful to have a one page Gospel Presentation to give out at church events....

The importance of a COMPLETE gospel message at Christmas and always

In the past, when the culture, school system, and world view was Christian, when...

VIDEO: What is Christmas for a Church Communicator?

It’s so easy to get buried in work during all the work of the Christmas season....

What church leaders need to do for their church communication creators

This article is for church leaders and those who oversee church communicators. You...

If you were a salesman for the kingdom of heaven, would you be fired?

Please do not take this the wrong way—it is not meant irreverently at all—it...

PLEASE READ FIRST: Effective Seasonal and Special Event Communications

Many books and church leaders agree on the value of seasonal celebrations as “bridge”...

Measure success correctly—or why a big turnout doesn’t necessarily mean a successful event

How do you measure success in a church outreach event? Immediately after any event...

Download here-FREE packet of print-ready PDFs of Christmas outreach tools

This free PDF contains: A one page, ready-to-print Christmas gospel presentation...

PLEASE be clear about the finances of Christmas events

I hope I am not being too harsh in this and the related article. The true situations...

Faith Resources

This page contains links to help you explore the Christian faith, to explain the...

Be faithful first, then trust

Ezekiel 33:7 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel;...

The medium isn’t the message; the message is the message

With all due respect to Marshall McLuhan, referred to by many as the “high...

Video: Writing as Ministry

Writing as a ministry should only be considered if you really feel the Lord has called...

My personal motivation for Backpack ministry—my memories and prayers about crayons and little kids in need

Remember the smell when you opened a new box of crayons? Waxy and warm with a bit...

Back-to-School Backpack Ministry, church communication resources to motivate your congregation

Back-to-School is a time with great outreach potential. Backpack Ministry, where...

Video: How to create a church website using WordPress.com

WordPress.com is a free software and hosting package that will allow you to create...

Foundational and very important advice about design

Design is the messenger, not the message. That is why it is so important to plan...

A tourist brochure provides design inspiration for a church information brochure

Tourist brochure provides inspiration for a church information brochure We know...

Little details are the most important part of your communications

PDF of an article on the importance of the little details in your church communications The...

Video: Church & Ministry Business & Invitation Cards

These tiny, but powerful tools can be used for PR, outreach, information and caring....

Don’t dump the TV ministry, it may not be as unimportant as you think

Recently I heard about a church that wanted to discontinue its television ministry....

Podcast: Sugar water or sand, how to really change the world

We all give our lives to something. In this podcast, Yvon Prehn uses the challenge...

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FREE Valentines Day Bulletin Inserts, to remind people that God loves them

Bulletin inserts are a great tool for evangelism for seasonal Sundays because often...

Free collection of Valentines materials

This PDF collection contains six Valentine’s Day postcards that you can use...

Timeless design and communication principles—tips on consistency, typography, contrast, and content importance

There will never be an end to new technologies coming to the world of church communications....

The disappointing results when you jump into church communications production without planning and how to change them to positive ones

We have extraordinary tools available to create church communications and to wow...

Practical answers to paper choice questions for newsletters and other publications

No question is too simple or basic for a church communicator, with no prior graphic...

Newsletters: from boring and bragging to outstanding outreach

Whether you create your church newsletter on paper, in electronic format or both, periodically,...

Newsletter article advice: long vs. short, sermons or not

Question from a church business administrator: “For our church newsletters, should...

Some types tips to make your materials more readable

A few little changes to how you use type can make a big difference in the readability...

Typefaces that look great for an entire publication

You can save yourself a lot of time and trouble if you don’t keep changing...

Typesetting for kid’s communications

Creating communications for children can be lots of fun, especially with the fun...

Variety in typefaces makes church bulletins easier to read

The choices you make in the typefaces you use and where you place your headings can...

The Five Commandments of Effective Typesetting

When you create communications with the computer you are immediately in the role...

Typography: an overview and key guidelines for effective design

Type is one of your most powerful design tools and even though we can easily change...

Clear communications help you create volunteer recruitment and retention

Many churches operate on what I call the 80/20 fallacy. We’ve all heard that “80...

The Five Steps Strategy #2: Divide your communication team into two production levels

You need a team of communicators to get all the work done you need to in any size...

The Five Steps Strategy #3: Always be who you are, where you are

God called you to a specific church, in a specific location, with a specific audience...

The Five Steps Strategy #5: Do not confuse irreverence for relevancy.

We serve a holy God. There is a tendency today for some in church communications...

The Five Steps Strategy #4: Don’t let money be a determining factor

The Five Steps can (and I have seen examples of this many times) can be implemented...

Foundation of The Five Steps: Disciple-making

We all know we should obey Great Commission and that the Great Commission commands...

Church communicators, resistence fighters for the Kingdom of God

Enemy-occupied territory—that is what this world is. Christianity is the story...

Communications for a good continuing relationship with your volunteers

Every church is desperate for volunteers. It’s not only important to effectively...

For non-profit pricing on software: Consistent Computer Bargains

This is a wonderful organization that provides the non-profit pricing for churches,...

VIDEO: Classic design strategies that will help you communicate more effectively

The full title of this video is: From the Gutenburg Bible to your church website...

VIDEO: How to get people to come back to church after Easter and other special events

Lots of people often show up for special events hosted by a church, but even bigger...

VIDEO: From seminar on overseeing, planning, and evaluating church communications

The full title of this video is: Are your church communications actually accomplishing...

VIDEO: Video review of Cute PDF, free PDF creator

PDF stands for “portable document format.” Though there are many uses...

How to write visually to reach today’s audiences

A PDF of the article: How to write visually. We want to do more than convey information,...

Holiday visitors—how to turn them into regular attenders

As we go into the holiday season, your church will be holding many events that will...

Give the gift of communication tools, at Christmas and any time of the year

Christmas is the time for giving. This year give to the people in your churches communication...

Church Communication tools to help people grow to Christian Maturity

We need to do more in our church communications than reach out to people to get them...

Never forget the people who don’t have access to the easily created communication channels

We now have the ability to create communications in many channels and we need to...

Order of Service in church bulletin, a contemporary and a liturgical example

There are many ways a church can improve the order of service to make it more understandable...

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