Are you ready? Is your church ready?

I have two quick videos to share with you today and I’d like to thank Kem Meyer whose post this week reminded me that I’ve been meaning to do this for some time. I thank Kem also for offering this quote from Craig Groeschel, founder of LifeChurch.tv:
“We used to spend our time trying to get [...]

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Lessons from McDonalds

Yes, that McDonalds.
A few minutes ago, Rev. Matt Brough, minister and blogger at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Winnipeg, had this to say on Twitter:

When we talk about communications in the Church, we usually think about bulletin inserts, the website, the projector screen, and the monthly newsletter. But what does your parking lot communicate to prospective [...]

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The Box Pew Metaphor

Every once in a while I read a blog post somewhere that is so completely relevant to my life or work that I have to resist the urge to sweep my home and office for listening devices. Jon Swanson, of the Levite Chronicles, wrote just such a post this morning.
His story of a “social media [...]

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Media Relations for Churches

I went browsing through the PCC/WMS Bookroom last week to see what I might find in the area of Communication. I was pleasantly surprised by this little gem: “Making the News: An Essential Guide for Effective Media Relations” by John Longhurst.
This concise book of just over a hundred pages is geared specifically towards churches [...]

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