Two totally encouraging things: an early Thanksgiving Dinner and a reminder of Jesus love!
What a joy to see the wonderful ways people are encouraging each other during this trying time! Here are two that I experienced this week. An early Thanksgiving Dinner My ... Read More
FREE Encouraging Instagram images for you to share
Though I first created these for you to send out as postcards, I did a quick resize and a little modification in Canva for you to be able to download ... Read More
Send postcards to your unchurched neighbors to encourage them
As I was getting some postcards ready to send to people who know Jesus and would be encouraged by the verses and sayings in the cards I put together last ... Read More
Consistency is valuable during trying times–comments on the advice to change things up in online services
We are all negotiating unknown waters, but I wanted to add a little comment to the overall conversation on creating online worship experiences. I've seen a number of things from ... Read More
A solution to giving for churches that are not meeting and it doesn’t involve online giving
How can a church keep going financially when we don't meet and aren't able to take up an offering? Hi, this is YP and welcome to the Effective Church Communications ... Read More
The POWER of PRINT, with FREE POSTCARDS during this challenging time for people
This morning our church held its first online service. We are a small church, not especially technically advanced, and we don't typically do this type of thing. But here in ... Read More
Alone time, an opportunity for extended time in prayer
How can we make the most of the enforced time alone? Or at least time away from our regular work and school? Here is an idea that might be useful ... Read More
Why inviting people to “Easter” at your church may not get a great response and what to do about it
A number of years ago, George Barna released one of the results of his studies where he found that over 46% of the random audience surveyed did not know the ... Read More
Use freely—Seven selections of free verse about the real reason for Easter
As a former freelance newspaper reporter (back in the day when you did an interview, composed the story in your head so you dash to the office, type it up, ... Read More
Clarify the meaning of Easter in all your communications
It starts with candy. When shopping for Easter basket goodies, you may notice that you seldom see the chocolate crosses that were sold in the past—today, it's all bunnies and ... Read More
PLAN NOW for what you will do for the Sunday AFTER Easter, so people will return
One of the biggest challenges for churches is how to get people to come back to church after holidays and special events. There are many things you can do that ... Read More
10 essentials to prepare your church website for Easter
With the importance of digital information to people today, it is incredibly important that your website be ready for Easter or any special event. Before they meet your welcoming people, ... Read More
An incredible example of speaking to YOUR audience, of tailoring a message to a specific group
One piece of advice I frequently give church communicators when creating their materials is to always keep in mind their specific church, location, audience. Templates can be useful, and this ... Read More
Motivational materials to encourage your congregation to invite their friends to Easter services, and why it matters
Sometimes we all need a little help to do the right thing and the materials here will help you encourage your congregation to invite their friends to your Easter services ... Read More
What if your church did NO advertising for Easter? Or other seasonal outreach times? Try this Biblical alternative!
Ed. note: This is a repeat of what I did last year, but it is incredibly important--because YOUR people are always the most important outreach tool you have. Though you ... Read More
