Event Planning
Hosting great events involves deciding which events support the vision, considering the church calendar, and planning well in advance.
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 […]
How to Get All the Volunteers You Need for Your Next Event
No matter the size or type of event, you’ll probably need several volunteers to pull it off successfully. So, how do you make sure you’ve got the volunteers you need for a great event? In this video, I offer three simple (yet powerful) tips to make that happen.
Busting Silo Syndrome
When planning the next event for your church, you’re probably depending on people from various departments on the staff to pull it off. Music from the worship team Graphics, updates to the church website, videos, and more from the communications team Budget information and approval on purchase requests from the finance team Room reservations […]
2 Keys to Make Your Next Event a Roaring Success
Special Christmas plays and services, marriage conferences, back-to-school activities, community outreaches, and more… Your church will host several events over the next twelve months. Over the next few weeks, I’m going to share how I’ve helped plan events from 1,000 women at a ladies’ brunch to nearly 10,000 people at a community outreach. This planning […]
How to Make the Next Church Event Even Better
Whew! You survived the Christmas season. Services are over, decorations are put away, and you’re probably already knee-deep in planning for Easter. Hold on there for a minute… There’s something important you must do before you get too far into preparing for the next church event. You’ve just finished an intense season of planning, preparation, […]