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; we can help.

How I created an INFOGRAPHIC with MS Publisher

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Infographics are extremely popular today and though a number of free sites on the web that advertise how "easy" it is to create them, I didn't find them useful for my needs in Church Communications. After many failed attempts and frustration, I turned to MS Publisher and was very pleased with the results. You can see the finished graphic at:

Below is a short video that shows how I created it and below the video the resources mentioned in it.

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If you were a sales rep for the kingdom of heaven, would you be fired?

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Sales reps can challenge us with their skills
Sales reps can inspire us with their skills in outreach.

As we near the end of the year, evaluate the past, and set goals for the present, I updated this blog. . . .

Please do not take this the wrong way—to use the analogy of a "sales rep for the Kingdom of God" is not meant irreverently at all—it is meant to provide an analogy that may help all of us be a better witness for Jesus. Jesus used many analogies with the professions he knew well to illustrate his messages; I am attempting to follow his example here with an analogy meant to challenge all of us to take seriously the message with which we have been entrusted. [Read more...]

Infographic: How to use Seasonal Celebrations to grow your church

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I like the way infographics present information and I just discovered a site that lets you create them easily and for FREE. It is extremely simple to use. Here is my first project. The site is http://www.infogr.am [Read more...]

Ebook: What every church leader needs to know about church communications

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What Church Leaders Need to Know About Church Communications
Church leaders must be involved in the church communication process, this book shows how.

An effective church communication ministry that enables unchurched people to find Jesus as Savior and grow to mature disciples takes the joint efforts of all the church staff. Church communications that fully fulfill the Great Commission take more than a church administrator who knows how to create professional-looking publications. They require involved pastors and leaders.

Unfortunately, this involvement is rare and that lack of involvement results in less than effective communications and often frustrated church communicators. This does not mean church leaders need to know how to do church communications, but they need to understand how they are done. Leaders also need to set the vision for the goals for the communication ministry and be certain to evaluate and follow-up communication projects. This book will help your church leaders understand the need for their involvement and the limits to their communication involvement in this vital area of church leadership, management and growth.

Below is the Table of Contents for the book. The ebook is free for Effective Church Communication Members or you can buy it as an immediate download below. [Read more...]

ZIP FILES: how to edit them and make the most of them

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One of the best benefits to membership in Effective Church Communications is our collection of ZIP FILES that contain ready-to-print PDFs, editable MS Publisher files and images of many church communications. I recently got an email asking me how to edit the ZIP files and I created this video that not only shows you how to do that, but has a number of other tips for getting the most out of them.

For your copies of the ZIP files and others illustrated above, click on the links below:

Christmas Communications PDFs and Templates for ECC Members