Get a head start on planning ahead for next year—a free PDF if you swap and share Easter files

We received only a few files before Easter–but what wonderful ones they were! Instead of putting together a Great Idea Swap book, I made them into articles to share with everyone. (all of you will get your shared materials later, you have not been forgotten). Yet, as wonderful as they were–PLEASE, we need more and [...]

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 edit PDFs that are on this site. Since there are a number of different types of PDFs on this site and all help church communicators in different ways, I decided a video would help explain it.  Below is the video and following the [...]

Church Bulletin Tips and Resources from current Church Bulletin Sample Books

As part of gathering samples for our current selection of Church Bulletin Sample Books, we asked contributors for resource and production tips. The best ideas and resources come from all of you. Please add  your tips and resources in the comments section. A brief video that illustrates some of the best resources and websites listed [...]

Church Bulletin Samples–Great Ideas & Samples Swap Books: Church Bulletin Samples Collections

Church Bulletins are one of the most important publications you can create in your church and one that church communicators are constantly looking for new ideas to help with their creation. Effective Church Communications has just published four collections of church bulletins and related articles and ideas as part of our Great Ideas & Samples [...]

GREAT Church Bulletin Sample: order of service, newsletter, evangelism tract, refridgerator reminder and more–all on ONE sheet of paper

This church bulletin sample is truly an example of genius in layout and design. I’m not using that description because of its use of fancy graphics, but because it packed in essential communication pieces, including an order of service, place for sermon notes, announcements, a gospel presentation, and a weekly schedule that is ready-to-post on [...]

From a Father’s Heart, a touching and useful tool for evangelism

As part of our Great Idea Swap, Mary, from Cambridge, Ontario sent in this note: We give as a gift to visitors a text page and an audio CD of “The Father’s Love Letter,”  along with just a note of welcome and a magnet of the logo of our church. Here is the website for [...]