The question is very simple. When someone visits your church website, what impression are they getting of your church? We visit church websites from around the country trying to get a pulse on what people are doing. We see some great, some good, and many terrible! In a day where the Internet is so prevalent,… Continue reading What does your website say about your church?
I’ve heard several people talk about presenting the Gospel as “planting the seed.” While this is a great illustration, I’ve found that using that term can sometimes be a cop out to neglect responsibility. Many will share with the church community that they are planting the seeds, and then letting God do the work. While… Continue reading Planting the Seed
I was at a banquet last night where several pastors were there to pray for the evening. One of the pastors gave the invocation for the meal and blessed the evening. As he got up to pray, before he began, he took a minute to share the Gospel. However, his sharing of the Gospel was… Continue reading How Do We Avoid Alienating Un-Believers?
I recently happened upon a blog post in Outreach Magazine entitled “The Next Thing in Church Conferences“. After reading through the post, it was less about new church conferences and more about effective communication principles. The article talks about how most conferences have a basic programmatic structure that doesn’t lend much room for interaction other… Continue reading Effective Church Communications
A growing trend among evangelical pastors is to focus on their attendance numbers. Many have even joked about pastoral counting, which basically means that pastors inflate numbers to make their ministry look larger. We all know that our society has become enthralled with the notion that bigger is better. Unfortunately, in ministry we have also… Continue reading Aware of But Not Focused on Church Numbers
I have recently become aware (and maybe overly sensitive) to Christianese. That language we speak at church using terms and idioms that we as Christians understand, but leave non-believers wondering. These terms have recently begun to stick out to me like neon signs. Terms used both from the pulpit, but also from those sitting in… Continue reading Are you Speaking Visitor’s Language?
Your Church Blog: Can Social Media Get a Church Sued?. Recent incidents involving alleged misuses of social media in both the public and private sectors have government officials and business executives scrambling to implement social media policies for employees. Church leaders should take the opportunity to do the same before a situation arises, casting negative… Continue reading Your Church Blog: Can Social Media Get a Church Sued?
Joe Lawson, DOM for the Rehohoboth Baptist Assocation preached at Bethel Baptist Church yesterday about truly stretching your faith to expect God to do something BIG! So many times we sit comfortably with our faith. We know God, we trust God, but we don’t ask God to do the extraordinary. I heard a quote on the… Continue reading Taking Risks for God
I recently read this post by Ed Stetzer about churches taking advantage of recent updates to technology. How is your church taking advantage of what is available today? http://www.edstetzer.com/2011/03/churches-and-the-cloud.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Edstetzercom+(EdStetzer.com) What steps is your church taking to utilize technology to make your ministries more effective? Do you still have one computer in the secretary’s office that… Continue reading churches and ‘the cloud’
By Stephen Boster As a youth in Augusta, Georgia, a summer staple involved a trip to a Georgian or South Carolinian beach. Imagine pubescence at its finest as young man. As we parked the bus and began walking over the sand hill to the beach and open waves, I distinctly remember the youth pastor saying,… Continue reading Eyes Forward – Ministry Lusting Day 4
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