According to a Barna Research survey of people looking for a church, 71% of the survey participants reported that “Friendliness to Visitors” is extremely important. If your church needs some help in making visitors feel more welcome, check out this…
A winning sports team doesn't get there by accident. It takes hard work, strategy and practice to get from summer camp to the Super Bowl. How about your team? Are you where you want them to be? If not, take…
Church sound technicians are invaluable to the worship service. EQ’ing vocals, eliminating feedback, and working with musicians are just a few of the challenges sound techs face week to week. We've found a great resource for sound techs to sharpen…
'Linked-In' is a popular social media site for career networking but did you know that it's also a great way for your church or ministry to connect with recent college graduates and young professionals? Why? Because these folks are on…
Steve Jobs left the Lutheran Church at age 13 when his pastor could not answer a hard question about why people suffer. The Fuller Youth Institute studied 500 youth group graduates during their first three years in college and found…
Need some new ideas to freshen up your children's ministry department? This article offers 15 fun ideas including making photo posters, resource closets, information binders and planning children's rallies, parent's night events and book clubs. Find All 15 Ideas Here:…
Those of us involved in global international church ministry know full well the joy and challenges of ministering in multi-cultural congregations. More and more often, American churches are learning the same things as they welcome immigrants from as near as…
This book written by youth ministry expert Doug Fields (http://www.dougfields.com/) doesn't present a program to be copied into any context. Rather, it presents foundational principles of youth ministry that help you develop the ministry that best meets the needs of…
Church Facebook pages are a great way to keep your church informed of church news, events, announcements and more. It's also a great way to keep people outside of your congregation connected to you. In the article, 'How Our Church…
