Valentines Cards Spot Color both half and quarter-page size
These files are similar to the full color Valentines Day files in content, but they are in spot color. Spot color postcards and bulletin inserts are perfect to run on a digital duplicator. The files are in both half-page and quarter-page sizes. The ZIP files at the end of this article has the PDFs of [...]
Planning, Measuring, Evaluating Church Communications, links to articles, tips, training videos
Nothing is worse than working incredibly hard on something and to later find out your efforts accomplished little. All of you who work in church communications, work very hard at what you do and you want to make certain your hard work results in eternal life changes. To help you do that, the following resources [...]
Don’t only master church communication technology—measure results
How did your church do this last year in church technology? Did you finally get a church Facebook page and Twitter account? Did you make your website smartphone and tablet-friendly? Did you create an app for your church or put QR codes in your bulletin? Did you move back-up files to the cloud? Though all [...]
Why, though we have incredible communication tools; do we also have declining church attendance?
note: this is an excerpt from our upcoming book: Church Bulletins, the most important Christian communication today–why it’s true and how to create them to grow your church In spite of visitors coming to us every week and though we live in a time when we have the most extraordinary communication tools ever available to [...]
Church Communication Trends for 2012 and what’s essential for your church
At this time of year we are flooded with all kinds of trend analysis articles, what’s hot, what’s not, what is the latest in social media and gadgets, what’s is essential if we want to appear relevant and cutting edge. After reading a number of these articles and blogs and debating about what to pass [...]
What ONE THING do you need to do? a devotion for church communicators as you start the New Year
This past year the father of one of my friends died. My friend shared with me that in the time they spent together as death approached, he asked his father, “Is there anything you need to do?” What a kind and wise question to ask a loved parent in the twilight of life—to be there [...]
Being a Better Office Manager, part one
“The right person in the right role, given the right tools and the right encouragement, is a key to good management.” —Ted W. Engstrom Of the many responsibilities encountered in your professional life, none is more challenging than developing management skills—those skills enabling you to effectively supervise others. During your first days in the church [...]
Manage your church communication team well
This article is for church leaders and those who oversee church communicators. You are responsible for the physical, mental, and spiritual well-being of the people who create your communications. Their job is vital to the growth and success of the church, but often they do their job under very difficult circumstances. Please consider the following [...]
Year-end giving– links to donor resources–and a suggestion for your communication ministry
Before the year closes out many people want to make the most of their charitable giving contributions, below is a link to the IRS site that explains charitable giving guidelines and might be useful if people call or email the church office with questions. Here is the IRS LINK overall for charitable giving: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=251223,00.html For [...]
Church Communication tools to help people grow to Christian Maturity, a key goal for the New Year
We need to do more in our church communications than reach out to people to get them to church the first time. You probably had lots of people visit for the first time during the holidays, but you don’t want them to come week after week and leave with only nice feelings about the Christian [...]
