Church Content Checkup: 6 Key Questions
Clear communication starts long before you hit “send.” It begins with evaluating your church content, so you communicate what truly matters. When you pause before sharing anything, you protect clarity, and your congregation feels it.
Scripture reminds us why this matters: “What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.” (1 Corinthians 14:26, ESV). Every piece of church content should strengthen understanding, not add noise. That means leaders must slow down and assess before speaking.
Is the Message Clear or Confusing?
Because you live inside the church, what seems obvious to you may be baffling to a first-time visitor. View content from a fresh outsider’s perspective. Ask: Would someone...
Evaluating Church Content Before Communicating it (6 Questions)
Content is everywhere! In fact, there’s more content pushed to us than we can possibly consume. That content noise is forcing many to ignore and skim. And if you have a poor track record of bad content, your congregation will be even more apt to skip it.
That’s when you, as a church communicator hears “I wasn’t aware of that”. Even after pushing the content in an email, the worship guide, the announcement slides, in a social media post, and listed in your online church calendar. There has to be a better way that’s not quite so exhausting.
Here are 6 questions to ask yourself when evaluating church content before communicating it:
Is there any confusion? Often, since you’re so close to the...