Event Planning
Hosting great events involves deciding which events support the vision, considering the church calendar, and planning well in advance.
A Comprehensive Guide to Planning for Easter
Planning an event takes time, teamwork, and lots of organization. For church Easter celebrations, extra care is typically required. Instead of surfing the web for various tools on how to plan for your Easter weekend, we thought it would be helpful to have one checklist to lead you through the entire planning process. We’ve gathered […]
How to Follow Up with Guests After Easter
Due to your church’s careful planning, Easter Sunday brings a packed sanctuary every year. Rejoice in the fact that so many people want to celebrate our Lord’s resurrection, while also remembering that a full Easter service isn’t the ultimate goal. What’s even better is bringing those attendees back for more. One way to keep the […]
Your Roadmap to Easter
Easter weekend is coming fast with only eight more weeks to go. Is your church done with planning for the big celebration? If not, do not be discouraged. This simple, yet comprehensive Roadmap to Easter will get you into high gear for one of the holiest days of the year. Here’s our seven-step plan for […]
How to Host a High-Impact Easter on a Budget
We’re less than a month away from the Lenten season and we’ve got Easter on the mind. As Christians, this is the holiday that celebrates the resurrection and redeeming love of our Lord, and it isn’t something we take lightly. Yet when it comes to Easter Sunday, the most well-attended Sunday church service of the […]
Planning an Event? Save Time With this Hack
Is planning events for your church the ONLY responsibility in your job description? Probably not. That means you don’t have any time to spare when it comes to planning the next event. In order to have a successful event, you need to determine what tasks your team must complete for everything to go well on […]
Christmas is Coming – Are You Ready?
It’s almost the end of October…Do you know what you’re doing for Christmas services? If not, or if you haven’t made as much progress as you’d like, then I have something that can help. I wrote the Christmas Planning Quick Start Guide to help you walk through the process of planning Christmas services with your […]
3 Things You Can’t Forget This Easter
Easter Sunday will be here soon, and you’re probably neck-deep in preparations for the coming weekend. In the midst of your mile-long to-do list, here are a few things to remember. #1 – Breathe Jesus’ work on the cross is finished. In other words, He did the hard part (to put it mildly). Your job […]
4 Ways Events Can Propel Church Growth
From holidays to back-to-school nights and community outreaches, hosting events at your church can be a great momentum booster when it comes to growing the church. Here are four ways events can help propel church growth: #1 – Attracts people to your church who normally wouldn’t come Let’s say you host an event for kids […]
How to Plan Successful, not Stressful, Church Events
It’s the week before the event… Each day, you (and several other staff members) work until the wee hours of the morning. The pastor keeps stopping by to see if everything is ready yet and doesn’t understand why it isn’t. You’re not completely sure you have enough volunteers for the event. It’s at the point […]