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Church Communications on a Tight Budget

You’re headed into late spring and summer which often reduces church attendance; and therefore, offerings. Meanwhile, every church is talking about doing church communications better to engage their congregations and invite their community. But how do you improve everything on the small budget you’ve been given? Caught with a small budget and a dream of doing communications better? Do it strategically. Here are 3 steps to great church communications that actually save money: Get Consistent. Say it the same. Waste happens when everyone keeps changing everything. Nothing builds on the last thing. Every project starts new with a different message, a different design, and often with a different brand feel. Ministry silos get built and everything starts competing with each other. More...
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You Can’t Do it All. Rest.

At creation, God rested on the seventh day. The trees, plants, grass and even the bears are getting ready to rest for a few months. Tonight, virtually everyone will close their eyes in slumber. We need a rest. We can’t do it all. Perhaps you’re juggling a ton of things with your church communications, leadership and technology. Maybe you’ve believed the lie that you have to keep the momentum going all the time. Sunday to Saturday. Don’t believe it. You can’t do it all. Remember when you used to jump into a vehicle and know that you’re unreachable while driving? Or the times you went for a walk and all you received was inspiration rather than a steady stream of text message, emails, phone...
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