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Effective Church Communications provides Timeless Strategy and a Biblical Perspective to help churches create communications that fully fulfill the Great Commission. Our tools constantly change; our task doesn’t; Effective Church Communications can help.

Free Social Media and MS Publisher Postcard Invitation Templates for Mother’s Day, set 1

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Free Mother's Day Social Media and MS Publisher Images
This is one of a set of Social Media and MS Postcard Template files for you to create invitations for your church's Mother's Day services. Modify and use however you want!

Everyone wants to make Mom happy on Mothers' Day and one of the best ways for either children or spouses who don't come to church regularly is to join Mom for church on Mother's Day!

Following the images below are links to editable Canva files and MS Publisher and PDF files for you to modify and use however you want.

Below the images of the social media are links that will take you to the Canva files and MS Publisher files where you can modify them however you wish, adding your church's specific event information, or referring them to another place for it. Regardless of where you direct them, be very clear as these messages may be forwarded (hopefully they will be) to someone who may not be familiar with your church and exactly where you are or when you meet.

There is a second set of layouts that were created using AI-generated images. To go to that free set, CLICK HERE.

For the Canva Files of Free Mother's Day Social Media Images, click on the links below.

Standard Images INSTAGRAM SIZE
https://www.canva.com/design/DAFgOpC8bBM/xnqU3HRtajIwJnSxjEyrZg/edit?utm_content=DAFgOpC8bBM&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

Standard Images FACEBOOK SIZE
https://www.canva.com/design/DAFg5FEC-0o/SpWZSAGNCjpH5Rey-mR4-A/edit?utm_content=DAFg5FEC-0o&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

Standard Images POSTCARD SIZE  https://www.canva.com/design/DAFg_FZT2E8/nOCTMODeo93VQgNlSoNRSA/edit?utm_content=DAFg_FZT2E8&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

For the MS Publisher file of Free Mother's Day Postcards or for the image in PDF format, download the ZIP file below to your computer, open, and modify as you wish.

To download the ZIP file, click on the following link: https://www.effectivechurchcom.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MOTHERS-DAY-POSTCARDS-SET-1.zip

REMEMBER the most important reason for using these invitations

Of course, you want to make Moms happy by inviting their loved ones to attend church with them, but remember that this is a fantastic opportunity to share the good news of salvation in Jesus with family members who may not have heard it or responded to it.

Do honor Mothers on this day, but most of all, with all the unchurched family members who will attend this day, be sure to make it one of your best outreach days of the year.

Resurrection Cookies, a Free recipe that will teach children and parents about Easter, and it’s something you can do at home now

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Res Cookie Bunny Verstion
Resurrection Cookies are a wonderful way to remind both children and parents of the real meaning of Easter--the Resurrection of Jesus. Plus it's a fun and yummy project!

For a great strategy to teach children about Easter, involve parents, and provide an outreach tool, NOTHING beats Resurrection Cookies.

When you make the cookies, you visually illustrate Jesus suffering, burial, death and resurrection. Because you are doing it with cookies, it is much less intimidating for people who don't go to church to be involved with it.

In other years you can do this with friends and neighbors. This year with everyone staying home it is a wonderful activity for a family.

Below are pictures of a variety of designs for the Recipe. To see larger images of the pages, click on the first image and a larger slide show will come up. The file below them has both PDFs and MS Publisher files for you to download.

Various designs for Resurrection Cookies:

To download the Resurrection Cookie File, click the following link: Church Bunny Resurrection Cookie Files

Later in this article is the text for the handouts, including the introduction, recipe, and Bible verses if you choose to create your own verses of the handouts or if you want to put the material on your website or in a church newsletter. You have my permission to use it freely. The text is the same for all of them—choose a style that suits you best or use the text below to create your own version. [Read more...]

Father’s Day and Men’s Ministry INSTAGRAM Images

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FREE Father's Day Instagram ImagesI made two versions of the following images for you not only for Father's Day, but for anytime for Men's Ministry. Below each image set is a ZIP file that has the images.

For a large selection of materials for Father's Day and Men's Materials are all on the TEMPLATE section on Father's Day. Go to the link: HERE. Flyers, slides, business cards--many things are free and downloadable for you.

Father's Day Images

To download the ZIP file of the images above, click the following link: Happy Father's Day, INSTAGRAM 2020 [Read more...]

Make STRATEGIC use of Father’s Day to grow your church–by targeting YOUNGER Dads

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Reach out to young dads at Father's Day
Fathers Day is a great time to reach out to young dads at your church.

Many churches today have an ideal church member they want to recruit—the younger male, the dad with a young family, and Father's Day is a great time to do a focused outreach to them.

Make sure men are visible at your church

Men need to be greeters, the ones who do announcements, are in the children's ministry when kids are dropped off, and other visual actions at the church. This isn't being sexist--men need to see that men are doing things at the church.

Most likely they are involved in all these areas, but you need to make sure they are front and center on this day.

Invite men back for a service project

Many studies show that younger men are part of a generation that believes in volunteering, in giving back. Asking this group to be part of service projects is a great way to involve them with the men of the church. Here are some ideas: [Read more...]