Effective Church Communications

You don't have to be like the Prophet Elijah preaching judgement, but don't be afraid to share the true message of Christmas.

True story that prompted this blog:

As part of the process of planning their upcoming Christmas outreach, the communication team from a church, that will remain unnamed, asked me how they could get a better response from people who attended their Christmas outreach last year.

The presentation itself was not the problem. It was an almost Broadway-quality musical drama paired with a gourmet dessert buffet. Each night was full with visitors from the community and their response was enthusiastic.

But the following Sunday almost none of huge turnout for the Christmas program showed up for church and as far as they knew, nobody became a Christian because of the event, even though they did it as an evangelism outreach. Why, they asked me, didn't more respond? [Read more...]

FREE Christmas Connection Card — Connection and Feedback Cards are one of the most important publications you can create for the Christmas season because it gives you a way to reach out to people who visit at that time. CLICK on this image to download your free card.

One of the most important things to do at your Christmas events if you want them to be a lasting success is to connect with the people who attend and have a way to reach them in the future. One of the best ways to do this is through Connection Cards and we have a NEW set of them for you.

You can also call your cards "Feedback Cards" as this might be a more contemporary term if you are reaching out to unchurched people.

There is a free PDF of one for everyone (the image to the left) and then below we have a set of them if you'd like more options. CLICK HERE or on the image to download the FREE card.

In addition to the PDF version of all the ones illustrated below you will also get the editable MS Publisher file and jpeg images of them.