In this post-pandemic era, congregations have decided that online services are here to stay. However, just having an online service is not enough to guarantee engagement from your members. Here are our recommendations for the five best ways to increase participation in your church’s online worship services. Promoting your online services on social media, making…
ConvertKit is a powerful email marketing tool that can help churches communicate with their members more effectively. Here are some tips on how to use ConvertKit to enhance your church’s communication strategy:
John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement, probably had no idea that the things he did to organize his followers were the very things that would counter the rigid and tightly scripted religion he wanted to revive in the Church of England. Putting people into small groups, asking people to go deep with each…
Can an organizational system, like a family, a workplace, and yes, a church, be narcissistic? I began thinking about this while researching how to deal with the narcissistic individuals in my life. I was surprised to learn there is a field of study called “collective narcissism.” Collective narcissism, also known as group narcissism, isn’t simply…
For months now I’ve been preaching to church leaders about the importance of building email lists rather than relying on social media platforms to engage people. My own advice has come home to roost, and today I’m sharing about my experience so you might not trod down the same path and end up in… (cue the dramatic music) FACEBOOK JAIL.
“They don’t deserve your investment.” BAM! That statement hit me like a ton of bricks. This was said to me while I was serving a congregation, a ministry situation that was killing me. I stopped breathing for a second when my coach said these words to me. My thought went like this – that’s not…
Sorry to begin this serious article with a not-so-serious pun, but my title works on three levels: 1) a small portion of unappetizing food, 2) issued in times of war, and 3) the word ration used to mean “reason.” So, I am offering a small morsel of thought to a church at war with itself, that offers a slightly different reasoning.
I thought it was just me. I used to believe I was the only one who overvalued others while undervaluing oneself, who downplayed my worth and contribution, who believed “they’re just tolerating me,” and who felt unworthy. Then I began to coach. I’ve encountered highly brilliant, intelligent, and motivated leaders who had these same characteristics. Impostor…
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