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 [...]
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 [...]
Canvas Salvation Book, a tangible way to share the gospel
Note from Yvon: This is one of the most wonderful and caring ideas I’ve ever seen on how to share the gospel. For those of you who remember the “Wordless Book,” a little booklet that told the gospel story through colors as you explained it, this is an expanded version of it, done up in [...]
For Effective Halloween Outreach, a video overview of the communications you need to create
ONLY SEVEN MINUTES is all it takes to look at this video overview of the communications you can create to turn Halloween into an eternity-altering event. This isn’t just about fun, candy, and showing the kids in your community that the church can put on a great party—it’s about making the most of an opportunity [...]
