
5 Ways to Engage Students During the Summer Break
As summer approaches, students might anticipate the break, but Student Pastors may feel concerned. When activities pause, students tend to
Effective communication rises and falls on how well you know your audience. For the church you have 2 audiences: internal and external (congregation and community). Most of you (hopefully) understand your congregation because they regularly let you know what they like and dislike. Plus you meet with them every week or so.
But if you concentrate on an internal audience and not have a “pipeline” of growth through the knowledge of your external audience; you’ll almost always decline. Are you in decline? Stagnation?
Do you know your Community? Really? Remember, your internal group comes from your community but doesn’t always represent the entire community. Sadly, most congregations represent a very small percentage of the community. Your members are important but the vast amount of non-church goers are critical as you seek to lead them to Christ (so they will become a future committed member)!
Here are 3 things you should know:
If you don’t know your community definitively, discover a good demographic organization that can help you with the information. And even better? Conduct focus groups. Ask 8-10 people from your community who are somewhat similar demographically (age, gender, etc.) and ask them questions and listen. Even having coffee with a couple from your community will do wonders towards getting an understanding of those outside of your membership.
As summer approaches, students might anticipate the break, but Student Pastors may feel concerned. When activities pause, students tend to
Your church logo is more than an image. It’s the visual representation of your church’s thread, mission, values; and ultimately
What does your church look like? The outside of your building, the inside. Or what about the service? Can you
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