Budgeting Made Simple
Budgeting can be a real time consuming and can require a good bit of work.A great budget will reflect your vision and the opportunities you plan to pursue in the coming church year. Your budget speaks...
View ArticleThe Golden Rules of Email Marketing for Churches
Developing an email marketing plan for your church is a lot of work! It requires time to do it right, and it can become overwhelming. It can become a drain on limited church personnel resources and...
View ArticleRecruiting is a Game Changer
When Nick Saban joined the University of Alabama as the head football coach, Saban told the Athletic Director that they didn’t necessarily get the best coach in the country, but they got the best...
View Article“Walk Thru The Bible” Join Us Thursday, January 17, 2019
Walk Thru the Bible (WTB) is hosting a Pastor/Staff Preview of otLIVE, a brand-new Old Testament live event designed for reaching a new generation. This preview will take place at Johnson Ferry...
View ArticleKeeping Your Ministry to Senior Adults Out of a Rut
Growing up my driveway was a quarter of a mile long. It took a lot of work to maintain the road that led to our farmhouse. Something that was ever present on that road was the ruts that were worn into...
View ArticleShould I take a Break from Student Ministry over Christmas?
Christmas break is coming soon and students are ready! Certainly, they are ready for Christmas, but the stress on students through the end of semester projects and exams will leave them needing...
View ArticleTeaching from the Overflow of Personal Time with God
Children’s Ministry leaders are busy people. There’s always an event to plan and prepare, curriculum to sort, leaders to enlist and train, counseling sessions to conduct – well, you get the idea....
View ArticleStart Your Year Off In the VBS Wild!
What’s the one ministry that results in more baptisms for most churches in Georgia? If you answered VBS, you’re correct!! That’s why we work so hard to make sure our VBS is fun, Gospel-centered, but...
View ArticleLooking for Your Shigionoth?
“Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation” (Habakkuk 3:18)The prophet Habakkuk’s final statement is quite different than how it starts out in Chapter 1. Sounds like a...
View ArticleTips for Aspiring Composers
Composers Stan Pethel and Glenn Eernisse put their heads together to offer some basic advice and quick tips for those interested in writing and arranging music.Study the styles and techniques of...
View ArticleCanva: A Simple Design Tool
In this digital age, visuals are incredibly important. As you scroll on your social media platforms or click through emails, you often might come across images that are poorly designed or have poor...
View ArticleAnimoto: Church Event Videos
Looking for a tool to make videos quickly and efficiently for your church? Check out Animoto, an online slideshow, photography, and video tool. Jon Graham, state missionary in Communications, shares a...
View ArticleBuilding Websites: DYI vs Professionally Built – Which Is Best for You?
There are literally thousands of options when it comes to building a website. So I want to make my recommendations as narrow as possible to cut through all the weeds. I am suggesting only two...
View ArticleAre Hashtags still Relevant?
Time flies by so quickly, and it seems like it goes even faster online. What was popular at one time is considered outdated in just a few months, even weeks! The ALS Ice-Bucket Challenge, Mannequin...
View ArticleMondays
Mondays are probably the least-liked day of the work week. For some, every day is a Monday if you do not look forward to the opportunities and challenges that await. Many times it’s because we are not...
View ArticleGood Design Follows Rules: Basic Rules of Design to Transform Church...
The Protestant Reformation started in 1517, and 17 years later, Martin Luther had completed the translation of the Old Testament and New Testament into German. This was not only a monumental task, but...
View ArticleFighting Spam: Securing Comments, Contacts, and Other Website Forms
SPAM: unsolicited or undesired electronic messages. Spammers create bots as a common method to automatically find web forms and emails to post or email unsolicited messages and advertisement links. If...
View ArticleWhat’s Changed Now? Facebook, March 2019
In the social networking world, things move incredibly fast. I’m not just referring to how quickly you can connect to other people or businesses. I’m talking about the changes each platform releases....
View ArticleThe Challenge of Change
You know the familiar quote: “the more things change the more they stay the same.” All of us (especially those in ministry leadership) go through change. Change is essential in sustaining life. God’s...
View ArticleThe Pianist in the Praise Band
Being a pianist is often a solitary pursuit. You take lessons with one other person in the room, you practice by yourself, you play solos, while your friends who play string and wind instruments are...
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