‘How to Turn Your REJECTED Ideas into SUCCESSFUL Ideas’ blog post was posted with permission from the author Phil Cooke. If you’re creative, you’re bound to have boxes of rejected ideas. It’s been said that the key to better ideas is to have lots of ideas, so you have to... read more
‘5 Things Houses of Worship Need to Consider When Selecting LED Walls’ blog post was posted with permission from the author Jason Polk at WorshipFacility.com. Houses of worship over the years have made the switch from projection screens to LED walls to not only enhance the overall worship experience, but... read more
The typical U.S. congregation is 61% female Count noses at church this Sunday. If your congregation is typical, 61% of those noses will have lipstick underneath. Christianity is the only major world religion with a man shortage. Why? A business guru once said, “Your system is perfectly designed to give... read more
A church recently lamented that they only have a 14% open rate for their emails. Plus their click-through rate was extremely low. Their church communicator was wondering, “is it worth the effort?” It’s a great question. It’s a bigger issue though. Much like a parent who’s telling their teenager something,... read more
In my 10+ years in church communications, I have had staff on salary and had contractors on projects. Both have worked in different seasons of our church life and growth. My current recommendation would be to hire for the primary role (Communications Pastor/Director) and bring in contractors to work with... read more
Pastor, there’s differences between preaching in a room and preaching online. You understand, because the last few years has been a challenge! For hundreds of years we’ve been communicating to people, in real life (IRL), in a room. Growing that audience has been a challenge throughout our history but we’ve... read more
There’s a big scary thing out there, to some, called… ”the metaverse!” That’s right, there are some that are fearful of it for various reasons…some good some not. But what I wanted to share was my experience of my first week in the metaverse. It’s a place I’d wanted to... read more
I will never forget what He has done. But sometimes, I do. Sometimes, I forget. I get caught up digging in the trash all around me, and I forget. i get lost in the noise, caught up in the busyness, engage in teh criticism, and forget. We write grocery lists,... read more
It happened again yesterday. I was attending one of those hip, contemporary churches — and almost no one sang. Worshippers stood obediently as the band rocked out, the smoke machine belched and lights flashed. Lyrics were projected on the screen, but almost no one sang them. A few women were... read more
In my early years of leading, I felt a lot of pressure while leading band practices, for a variety of reasons: I didn’t have a clear goal of what I wanted to accomplish I was afraid of them judging me (which I’m sure they did A LOT!) I was intimidated... read more
Communicators have a high expectation of creativity. In planning, concept, design, and execution. Maybe, we should also toss in “mind-reading” to fill the rest of a communicator’s creative thoughts. We also don’t live in a closed microcosm either. While we’re juggling our many tasks, everyone on staff (along with us)... read more
There is a tension between leaders and creatives within any organization. Leaders cast clear vision. Creatives craft subjective art. Leaders push for advancement. Creatives push the envelope. Now there isn’t a complete binary between a leader and a creative but there are some repeating gaps that happen because of how... read more