As a pastor, you genuinely care about your congregation and community. You’ve worked hard to earn their trust. You want people to feel welcome at church, to know they’re valued, to grow in their relationship with Christ, and to be safe. This certainly includes the littlest members of your congregation. You want children, and their […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Project management isn’t a term we use often in church. However, I’ve seen how using project management principles can help church staff reach more people while saving the church time and money. In this article for ChurchTechToday, I offer tips on how to avoid bad church project management and what to do instead.
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 […]
If you have anything to do with communications at your church, I highly recommend you check out the Church Communications website and Facebook group. Katie Allred and Darrel Girardier are the masterminds behind these excellent resources. Website design, Sunday morning announcements, videos, social media, and photography are just a few of the topics covered on […]
I’m directionally challenged (that’s a polite way of saying I could get lost in my own hometown…and actually have). Imagine if I visited your church?! Would I know where to park, where the main entrance is located, where to go for the worship service, and other important details? I’d probably do what most visitors do […]
Do you have enough volunteers for Easter services? What about for those extra activities you’re hosting on Easter weekend (Easter Egg Hunts, family photo booths, etc.)? If the answer is “no” or “I hope so”, then keep reading… Since you’ll probably need more volunteers for Easter Sunday than you would for a typical Sunday service, […]