Great use of images, surprise, challenge in a video on how to invite to church
I LOVE THIS! We can preach and preach to encourage our people to invite people to church, but sometimes nothing beats a motivational video. One little note . . . . the impact wouldn’t have been nearly so powerful had it not ended with one person sharing a piece of paper with an invitation on [...]
A Christmas brochure that explains the gospel–Hark the Herald Angels Sing, but why?
Christmas events should always have a clear presentation of the good news of salvation in Jesus. Jesus is the “reason for the Season,” but also your Christmas events are a time when people will be visiting your church who often don’t come. No matter how fantastic your music or program, no matter how delicious the [...]
FREE Church Publicity Workshop: How to promote your church events to local media
At this holiday time of year, we work so hard to put on Christmas events and we want as many people as possible to attend.In addition to all you do at the church, if you can get free media advertising, this can be a way to reach people who are unfamiliar with your church. To [...]
Church Halloween Celebrations: having fun and not sinning is not the point
Is having fun what defines a Christian? Is FUN what makes a church even worthwhile? Is fun why we do what we do (whatever it is) in the Christian life? When you look at many current church communications, you’d assume the answer was “yes.” A recent scanning of material on the web as I was [...]
Ready-to-Print Sept. 11 (and other times): Postcard Prayers for Police, Firefighters, Soliders
Ed. Note: For my friends and ECC Members in Canada and other countries, this set of materials also has generic cards that can be used in any location, at any time to honor Police, Firefighters and Soldiers, in addition, I have one specifically for Canada. More than commemoration, consider this as a time to say [...]
Why your Church Bulletin is the most important piece of Christian literature printed today outside the Bible
Why your Church Bulletin is the most important piece of Christian literature printed today outside the Bible “The church bulletin? You must be kidding!” That statement may sound outrageous, but think about it. The church bulletin (or worship guide or whatever you choose to call it) is, for some people, the very first piece of [...]
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 some basic questions about the Christian faith or tell people how to become a Christian they miss out on one of the most important things they should do. To paraphrase a Bible verse: “What does it profit a man to have directions to [...]
Children’s Ministry Resources for Easter for Purchase
Children’s ministry is an important part of the Easter celebrations at any church. Here are EDITABLE MS PUBLISHER TEMPLATES, PDF of ideas and ready-to-print files and a Video and PDF Tutorial to help you create your own. Your purchase of these materials allows you to make as many copies of them as you want to [...]
PDF and text: Easter Jelly Bean Prayer for Children’s Ministry
By using the colors of Jelly Beans, this prayer is a visual way to share the gospel message to children—and to the adults with the children—sometimes candy isn’t nearly as intimidating as a sermon. It is useful at Easter to enclose in goodie bags, to use as an invitation, use as an illustration during a [...]
Strategic church communication planning for Easter—why it is essential now more than ever
You don’t have to be an astute analyst of the culture to understand that we live in a far different world than Baby Boomers grew up in. Many Boomer church leaders may be aware of the changes in life, technology, and culture (“You can show that on TV now?), while at the same time planning [...]
