Media Outreach

Have you considered being unpredictable?

Have you considered being unpredictable? Often in churches, we can get into routines and habits. And at times, those routines and habits can numb people a bit. Sometimes, being unpredictable, can really drive home what you are trying to communicate. For instance, I was speaking one time about the importance of embracing the whole direction [...]

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Have you considered how you can impact the kids that come with your first time guests?

I have been that first time guest that has kids. When I was that first time guest, I normally kept my kids with me during the service. I can’t remember a church that thought ahead about that. So here is something to consider. When you notice the kids will be in service, why not equip the [...]

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Have you considered your facilities lately?

Have you considered your facilities lately? In the same way you want people visiting your web site to have an excellent experience; your facilities should help people have an amazing experience. It seems pretty obvious, but often, there are some small things you can fix or arrange to make the experience better. For instance, in [...]

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Have You Considered – Community Outreach

People in your church enjoy participating in community outreach. Sometimes, though, finding unusual things to do can be a challenge. Have you considered partnering with an ongoing event? For example, at my son’s school, they do a mock DWI event every year on campus to highlight what happens when kids drive drunk, wreck, and experience [...]

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Have You Considered – Being a First Time Guest?

Have you considered being a first time guest? Here a three ideas to help you as you look to improve the process of welcoming guests to your church. Consider this - Go to a different church some Saturday or Sunday. Be unassuming. Go in as if you were simply checking out the church. Simply go to [...]

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Have You Considered Highlighting Your Team?

And now for the next installment of “Have You Considered”. Have you considered highlighting your ministry teams? One of the most overlooked people group are usually those working in your church. They are the kids workers, the ushers, the greeters, the youth leaders, the audio/video team. Think about getting a group picture of [...]

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Have You Considered…Teenagers and Technology?

This is the third installment of the “Have You Considered” series of posts. Have you considered teenagers and technology? One of the most often heard challenges among ministry teams is finding people to work on the audio/video aspects of ministry. Because teenagers practically live on the computer and on mobile devices, they are already extremely comfortable [...]

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Have You Considered…Prayer Cards?

Continuing in our Have You Considered series. Have you considered prayer cards? Like most ministry leaders, we all want to pray more. And we definitely want to pray for the members of our church on a consistent basis. Here is an idea for you. Create a post card that has a simple graphic and the [...]

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Have you considered…Bulk Text Messaging?

We are going to throw out a series of post in the coming weeks titled “Have You Considered.” These articles are intended to spur some ideas and help you be more effective in your ministry. So today, the question is, have you considered Bulk Text Messaging? As you know, trying to communicate effectively to every person [...]

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The Boomers and the Web

It might be very easy to dismiss the Baby Boomer generation from the work you do on the internet. You may be thinking that if they are over 50, they probably aren’t doing much on the internet. While that may have been true a few years ago, it’s not any more. The trend is revealing [...]

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