Effective Church Communications

Effective Church Communications provides Timeless Strategy and Biblical Inspiration to help churches create communications that fully fulfill the Great Commission

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.

Don’t let August vacations include times away from church–FREE POSTCARD reminders to help

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Summer postcard
A little reminder may be all someone needs to get them to return to church instead of taking a vacation from it!

August is the last month of vacation for many and in many churches the time when attendance drops to an all-time low.

Though understandable, sometimes all people need is a reminder that God doesn't take a vacation and neither does the church. The set of postcards here are part of a FREE ZIP file (link below the images) that you could send out to people who perhaps have been sporadic in their attendance during the summer. The cards are upbeat and encouraging and an easy way to let people know you are thinking about them.

You could also make up extra cards for members of the congregation to address and send to friends that they know may have missed church in the summer.

The FREE ZIP file below the images has ready-to-print PDFs of the cards, an editable MS Publisher file, and images of the cards you could use on your website or email newsletters.

Click the following link to download the cards above: SUMMER POSTCARDS church reminder

Back-to-church invite cards for late summer events–Free Templates and PDFs

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Summer Back to Church Invitation Card
If you are holding a summer community outreach event, these cards are essential to bring visitors back to your church.

Many churches hold end-of-the-summer events. Ours ours does a Lemon Festival with a free community BBQ and a huge lemon dessert contest. We are a neighborhood church that was built in a former lemon grove and the festival is a fun and fitting way to invite the community to the church one more time.

If your church is doing something like that, make the most of the event by giving everyone an invitation card that invites them back to church. If you are truly reaching out to people who don't normally attend church, they have no idea what else you do or when you do it.

A card that gives details and links to your website and social media can make all the difference.

Below are some FREE templates for you to use to make business-card size back-to-church reminder cards and you can personalize them by putting your information on the back. The ZIP File for them has a ready-to-print PDF, plus editable MS Publisher files and image files in hi and low resolutions.

To download the ZIP file that contains the cards above, click this link: Back to church invite cards for summer events

Please take a few minutes to make up something like this for your end-of-summer events, it can make all the difference for a guest who needs to find the Lord.

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For more SUMMER Templates: https://www.effectivechurchcom.com/templates/summer-themed-templates/

DON’T EVER HOST A MONEY-DIVIDED EVENT!!!!

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Don't let your event pricing hurt children
We don't ever want a child to be embarrassed or left out because of our insensitive pricing at a church summer event.

Ed. note: this is an excerpt from a longer article on summer communication strategy, but I feel the topic is so important, I wanted to post it on it's own.

Yes, that is all caps and I am shouting. I'm going to sound very harsh now, but I feel strongly about this and I think the extensive Biblical support for caring for the "least of these" and being concerned about the poor supports my concern.

Here is the situation I've seen in the PR of some churches (and as is the habit of our ministry, we don't name names of bad examples):

  • The church hosts a summer event but states clearly (or sometimes not at all, which is horrid) that everyone is welcome to free popcorn and punch, but there will be a charge for hotdogs and burgers.
  • Or there will be free chips and salsa, but there is a significant charge for tacos.

How do you think that feels for a family that might have taken a huge step to go to the event they heard that was going on at the church  but they have four kids who would love a hotdog or a taco, but then they find out that there is a charge for food (popcorn and chips do not a meal make) and they simply don't have the money for it. What will they do? [Read more...]

Father’s Day Resources, list and links to help you celebrate the men of your church and involve them in ministries

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Men's Ministry Resources
Father's Day is a great time to celebrate the men of your church and help them grow spiritually. Here are resources to help do that.

Father's Day is a fantastic opportunity to connect with the men of your church, celebrate them, and help them get involved in ministries. Below is a summary listing of the articles and resources that will help you do that! The list has more than links to graphics you can download and personalize, but articles and strategy that will help you make the most of the communication pieces.

If you'd like to see a preview of all the sets and download links of all these publications for Father's Day, they are at the TEMPLATES page for Father's Day. CLICK HERE to go to the Templates page.

Below are samples of the various publications included, but each entry has a variety of the various kinds of publications. ALL the work is done for you—images and type selected, layout done—you can personalize if you want, or print a finished PDF.

Gallery of samples of Father's Day Publications

Below these samples are links to the full articles of each type with many more options.

Each of the articles below of publications also have galleries of the publications and download links. Be sure to check out the first ones of the slides and video—they are great ways to welcome father's on this special day.

Father's Day Power Point Slides and Videos of inspiring quotes and verses: https://wp.me/pDky9-7ly

Welcome slides for Father's Day: https://wp.me/pDky9-7mc

Father's Day Invitations: http://wp.me/pDky9-7fM

Father's Day Bulletin Inserts: http://wp.me/pDky9-7gG

Father's Day Men's Ministry Connection Cards: http://wp.me/pDky9-7gX

Father's Day Men's Ministry Business Cards: http://wp.me/pDky9-7ho

Father's Day Men's Be A Better Man Challenge: http://wp.me/pDky9-7hk

Father's Day Solutions to Porn Card, FREE to all: http://wp.me/pDky9-7hr

Father's Day Social Media Images, FREE to all: http://wp.me/pDky9-7gh

Dos and Don'ts to a successful launch of a men's ministry: http://wp.me/pDky9-7hQ

Make STRATEGIC use of Father's Day to grow your church--by targeting YOUNGER Dads: https://wp.me/pDky9-6ec

Evaluate the effectiveness of your Easter response—never easy to do, but essential

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Evaluate your Easter events
Even though you are no doubt tired, take time to evaluate the effectiveness of your Easter outreach to continuously make these events more effective.

Easter is over and Mother's Day came so quickly this year, but before you put the Easter totally out of mind, take some time to evaluate the communications you created, the response you had, and how you can be more effective in future church celebrations and seasonal events to help your church grow.

Post-event evaluation is essential for us to learn how we can best serve our people. It’s never about us, but about doing our best for our Lord and our effectiveness as we communicate the words of eternal life.

Beyond the numbers, what was the spiritual response?

You probably had a large turn-out for Easter—most churches do. However, though numbers are important, in our analysis of the effectiveness of our church communications and marketing, the most important evaluations go beyond numbers to looking at how people responded spiritually.

In the Great Commission, Jesus did not tell us to go into all the world and hold successful church events. He commanded we make disciples. No event we hold, action we take, or ministry we launch is ultimately successful unless it contributes in some way (however tiny the step) to the goal of introducing people to Jesus and helping them grow to mature disciples. [Read more...]