We’ve been talking about events this month and I want you to know an important thing about those traditional events at your church: It’s OK to kill them. Seriously. Event-icide is not a crime. Your church will not implode if that traditional event doesn’t happen this year. How do I know? Because my church killed…
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Churches are good at doing things big. But bigger isn’t always better, especially when it comes to events. Sometimes we’d get more bang for our buck if we spread out the effort into a series of events. Maybe your church should consider a series of multiple events instead of one behemoth event. It worked for…
Christmas and Easter garner a lot of our attention, and rightfully so. However (I hate to be the bearer of bad news), there are 50 other weeks throughout the year that also require your attention. Church Events A big part of our job as church communicators is to make sure our congregations are properly informed about events, message series,…
Too many churches suffer from the tyranny of the urgent. We’re overwhelmed with all these seemingly urgent tasks, but we’re missing out on what’s really important. Phil Bowdle explores this idea in his new book, Rethink Communication: A Playbook to Clarify and Communicate Everything in Your Church. In this exclusive Courageous Storytellers webinar, Phil talks…
Our nonprofit parent, the Center for Church Communication, has released its 2018 annual report. Here’s a glimpse of the report with an update from Executive Director Mark MacDonald: A Letter From the Executive Director This has been a tremendous year for church communication in general! Our board and team at the Center for Church Communication (CFCC) watches…
Whether you’ve been in communication for years or you’re just getting started, we’ve all seen how church communication works. Or too often, doesn’t work. We do things the way they’ve always been done until one day it becomes too much or things go awry—and we realize it’s time to rethink communication. So what was your…
Of all the steps in the Rethink Communication playbook, Phil Bowdle explains why clarifying your message is the most important first step. In this exclusive Courageous Storytellers webinar, Phil talks about what the book is about, the most important message, and more. We’ve got a quick snippet from that webinar, where Phil explains the importance…