Help Michael Build A Classroom in Uganda
In December 2013, our 10-year-old son Michael announced to us that he wanted to collect the money needed to help build a school in Africa. He said it was something that God had set on ....
Category: external communication
Church marketing: 6 blogging tips for pastors
Blogs can be tremendous church marketing tools. They can provide avenues for pastors to engage the congregation -- whether it's to enhance and add to a recent sermon or get the word out about upcoming initiatives. Blogs can ....
It’s the prayingest little church
Some friends of ours attend a small church in a rural Missouri community. I know three things about the church: It's a small congregation Much of the congregation is elderly It's the prayingest little church ....
When you miss church, do you really miss it?
I missed church yesterday. My oldest son had a baseball tournament. I missed seeing my friends and worshiping together. I missed the music. I missed the preaching. I missed my Sunday School class and studying ....
Church Marketing: Eight Simple Steps to Increase Your Number of Visitors
Step One Take a moment and identify three awesome and/or unique things about your church. Step Two Write them down. ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ Step Three Prayerfully identify three people who could benefit from one or ....
Don’t try to reduce God to a mix tape
Do you remember mix tapes? Today, we call them playlists. When I was in high school in the 1990s, I was pretty good at making the perfect mix tape for any occasion. I probably made ....
Eric’s picks: A list of random resource recommendations for your church marketing needs
Have you been in a church marketing funk lately? Do you need an extra dose of inspiration? Here is a list of books, speakers, magazines and online tools that have encouraged me these past months. ....
Challenge: Read and Respond to this Proverb
Proverbs 19:4 says: Wealth brings many friends, but a poor man's friend deserts him. Is there someone you can think of who needs a friend? How are you going to respond?
Church Marketing plans and the power of NO!
Think of your church marketing plan like your budget. Before putting pen to paper, you pray, seek God's vision for the church, establish goals, set your calendar. With your church's vision, mission, goals and calendar ....
Church marketing and belly fat. What’s the connection?
I've learned that the quickest way to look like I've lost 10 pounds is to suck in my gut. And when I suck that puppy in, I get a brief glimpse of what I could ....