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2019 Mega List of FREE Tools and Resources To Update Your Website!
CHURCH BUDGET TIP: Don’t Pay for What You Can Get Free! The following freebies will help and inspire you to accomplish great things with the web presence of your church or ministry. 1. FREE WEBSITE...
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What does the Coronavirus Shelter-in-Place Order mean for my Church?
Last updated May 5, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. The Shelter-in-Place Order went into effect on Friday, April 3 and will last through April 30, 2020. Here is the latest information in The Christian Index....
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Untapped Potential: Engage with Visitors from Before the Coronavirus
Your visitors Mike and Stephanie Oaks moved into your town in January. They took the risk and tried several churches in the area. They did what most people don’t and filled out visitor cards for every...
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Being Online Now and in the Future with Our Worship and Groups
The COVID-19 crisis has dramatically changed the way we are functioning in our ministries, which has largely transitioned to being online. Our mission has not changed regardless of our situations....
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7 Focused Missionary Requests to Take Before God during COVID-19
Conversations with God enable us to close the distance between ourselves and thousands of missionaries serving around the world. Throughout the Psalms it is declared that He will incline His ears to...
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VBS and COVID-19: If, How, and Why?
I receive phone calls daily with questions about Vacation Bible School (VBS) this year. There’s so much uncertainty about how much longer we will need to shelter in place. There’s also uncertainty...
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COVID-19 can bring the Next Great Awakening
It’s time for a reset. The time we have spent apart due to the COVID-19 quarantine will have an eternal impact on churches as we move forward into the future. It has changed the Church from within,...
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Every Woman in Community and On Mission during COVID-19: Living by Faith and...
Home Vacation Bible School Events & Training Video Training Kids Groups Blog VBS and COVID-19: If, How, and Why? I receive phone calls daily with questions about Vacation Bible School (VBS) this...
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When Chaos Reigns, Give ’em Jesus
GIVE ‘EM JESUS! It’s hard to believe that it has been nearly five weeks since the Shelter-at-Home Order was issued in Georgia. With the end being unpredictable, many churches have settled into a...
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The Stress of COVID-19
The following is adapted from an article by Tanaya Meaders, Georgia Baptist Health and Wellness Consultant. C. S. Lewis once said, “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for extraordinary...
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Basic Guide for Returning to Your Church Building after COVID-19
Table of Contents: Be InformedPrepare Your ChurchWorship ServicesService Times and LocationsAmenitiesStaffing and VolunteersSmall Groups and Sunday SchoolPreschool and ChildrenChoirs and...
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Personalizing Prayer During Uncertain Times
The COVID-19 times may be uncertain, but the One who is and has been for all times is not. When we are at a loss for what to say to God, we know His Spirit intercedes for us. Use God’s words to...
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5G Coverage: Using an Online Presence to Reach Lost People
Every church has been forced, amid COVID-19, to establish an online presence. Churches have been encouraged by the increased exposure they have been getting by being online. Post corona, churches...
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How to Start a New Group Online When Groups Are Not Meeting
As we struggle with not meeting in a physical building, this is a time when the Church needs to be the Church doing what it is called to do. Below are some thoughts about how you can start a new...
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Fishing during Social Distancing: Invitations and Evangelizing during COVID-19
How do we share Jesus when we can’t get within six feet of someone? There are a few different ways you can encourage your congregation to share personally as well as ways to lead an invitation when...
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Positive Emotional Health in the Midst of COVID-19
It is interesting that in the middle of this pandemic that this month is designated as “Mental Health Awareness” month. To be quite honest, far too many people think pastors aren’t real people and...
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9 Tips to Connecting Students in Small Groups during the Crisis
After a few great weeks of connections in our new normal of Zoom Sunday School, yesterday felt disconnected. This week we had three guests, of which, two were first-timers. Overall, things are looking...
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What does the Coronavirus Shelter-in-Place Order mean for my Church?
Last updated May 5, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. The Shelter-in-Place Order went into effect on Friday, April 3 and will last through April 30, 2020. Here is the latest information in The Christian Index....
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The Simple – But Powerful – Life of Prayer
During complex moments in life, I have found that the most helpful things are very simple. “Get back to the basics” sounds like a saying too simple to be helpful. Don’t overlook the obvious. It is the...
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How to Have Certainty in Uncertainty
When we start a new day we all realize deep down inside that there is always uncertainty. We don’t really control the events of the day … not really. So much of life is beyond our control. But to be...
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