Church Communications
How to Debrief a Big Event
It’s summertime and you all know what that means...time to unload your church’s clip of events on...
Before You Kill Your Church Bulletin…
Every day I hear another church communicator spewing out murderous threats against their church...
7 Ways to Effectively Communicate Change in Your Church
I have to tell my kids all the time that change is part of life. I’m sure they’re as tired of...
10 Ways Your Church Tells Visitors to Scram
Church communicators and pastors work really hard to make sure that the right message of hope...
The Future of Facebook Groups and the Church
I’ve been waiting for so long to use this photo and it was worth the wait. Stormtroopers hanging...
Email Automations Any Church Can Use
I have always liked robots. I was a huge Transformers fan back in the 80’s and loved the idea of...
Making the Worship Service Last All Week
In Acts 2, we see a church that literally makes the worship service last all week. “They met every...
10 Unwritten Rules for Church Social Media
You'll run into someone breaking an unwritten rule for social media every single day. In fact, I'm...
14 Ways Churches can use Instagram Stories and Live Video
My friend Michael keeps posting Instagram stories about bugs. He’s a youth pastor guy, so this is...
Instagram Stories, DM’s and Live Video
Maybe you’ve noticed as of late that Instagram has evolved. It's now a multi-function app that...
Instagram: How to Harness Its Smoldering Power
I’m doubling down on Instagram. Want to know why? Because there is no social media platform as...
Worship 101: Excellence vs. Discipleship
Maybe my experience is limited, but I don’t see a lot of worship leaders participating in...
4 Reasons for a Mission Trip Interview
Mission trips are some of the hardest, most rewarding things I remember doing as a youth pastor....
Making the Most of Your Easter Service
I’ve always wondered what eggs had to do with Jesus rising from the dead on Easter. That is, until...
Worship 101: Song Keys
Choosing worship song keys for a service is one of the toughest jobs a worship pastor has. Men and...
Taking Criticism with Maturity
For a large part of my ministry career, I struggled with taking criticism. Call it youthful...
3 Steps to Teaching the Bible Responsibly
Let’s do a fun little experiment together on teaching the Bible. Watch this quick video and see if...
An Off-Limits Kind of Love
“Just don’t even go there” usually means a topic is off-limits for discussion. Hearing that phrase...
Worship 101: Planning a Worship Service
Whether you’re a minimalist or a full-blown production, planning a worship service flow is a big...
4 Trends in Today’s Thinking that Must End
The trend this week has been a tough one. It seems inevitable that politics will overrun the world...
Why Pastors and Worship Leaders Need Identical Vision
I was once really inspired by a conference. I was a fledgling youth pastor working part time in...
The 8-Fold Path to a Great Spiritual Conversation
If something like the whistling theme from The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly plays in your head when...
Turning Over a New Leaf: Handling Moral Failure
Well, it’s the second week of January, which means we’re all probably already dealing with...
Worship 101: The Worship Team
Happy New Year! I truly believe that 2017 is going to be a great year. The Seminary of Hard Knocks...