Author: Josh Henry
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Our Mission Summed Up in Acts 6:2
[quote type=”center”] Then the Twelve summoned the whole company of the disciples and said, “It would not be right for us to give up preaching about God to handle financial matters” – Acts 6:2 (HCSB)[/quote] I stumbled upon this verse during my quiet time over the weekend. I am always amazed how God puts things…
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Where’s Your Staff?
This week for our Church Website Wednesday, I want to provide another idea for making your website more personal to visitors. A client of ours, Cornerstone Christian Church in Shiloh, Illinois, setup their staff page in a very unique way that I thought was a great idea. They put a brief introduction with a picture…
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Jumpstart 2012
It’s hard to believe, but 2011 is almost over. As I say every year, it seems that 2011 just started a few months ago. Time is definitely flying by. Having a few days off for the Christmas Holiday was great. Not only did it allow me to slow down for a bit, but I also…
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Personalize Your Church Website
I’ve been working through a series of posts on tips for your church’s website. I have been making appeals to everyone involved in church leadership to not only get a website, but make it a good one. Visitors are far more likely to check out your website BEFORE they step foot in the door of…
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Contribution Management
Faithful givers are the life-blood of an organization. You rely on the members of your church being faithful stewards of the resources God has given to them. Return that favor. Be a faithful steward of what they have given to you. We can help you manage those gifts.
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Open Your Doors to the Web World
Church Website Wednesday [quote align=”center”]85% of first time visitors are looking for your website BEFORE they step foot in your doors.[/quote] I use that statistic a lot, but only because it is one of the most valuable stats I have found to reveal the importance of a quality, well-designed church website. If 85% of first…
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Only 6 Sundays Left…
Only 6 Sundays Left… Before the end of 2011. Pastor, now is the time to begin to remind member’s that their donations must be received by December 31st to be counted in this giving year. December 31st this year is a Saturday. What are you doing to encourage year end giving? Let me suggest five…
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Your Church Website as a Ministry Tool.
Church Website Wednesdays After looking at hundreds of church websites, I have seen the good, the bad and the ugly. I am going to attempt in a weekly series to provide tips, ideas and examples to help you better utilize your website as a ministry tool. I’ve already written several posts about the necessity for…
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Spending time with family or Investing time with family?
Jon Acuff recently posted a very thought provoking blog post about the time we all spend with family. If you don’t follow Jon’s blog or on Facebook, I’d strongly encourage it. In the post, he uses an illustration that many of us believe that our physical presence is enough. In some way, we convince ourselves…
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In Tune With the Vision
I recently met with a pastor who was describing their church. I immediately drew an image in my mind that illustrated their operation. I couldn’t wait to get back to the office and describe. See Below: The Senior Pastor, had a vision, told people about it, but really was doing nothing to articulate how to…