I believe that a part of being an effective leader in the church is keeping our eyes and ears open to the world around us and looking for lessons we could learn from the marketplace to apply to our churches. I've been thinking recently about the following companies and how...

Friction is the force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and material elements sliding against each other. /ˈfrikSHən/ Friction is an interesting topic when applied to church communications. A part of our role as leaders is to reduce friction to help people take steps in their spiritual...

Easter & Zombies? New Years Resolutions Gangsta at Church? Fall Launch Cold Case Christianity Remember Radio? It's a wireless audio delivery system ... most cars are outfitted with it ... you just turn it on and all kinds of content comes streaming in. Some "channels" (sort of like a Pandora...

From time to time I like to share quotable quotes on twitter that I have been chewing on. Often these quotes are amongst some of the most reshared content that I post. I thought I'd pull together some of my favorites into a post and provide a simple link for you to...

Come to the Early Service Download "Unbranded" Versions of those videos to use at your church! Just leave a comment to tell us you've used them! You may be aware that your church has an "optimal inviting hour" ... that time on the weekend that first time guests are most...

This spring our church put together a catalog and we're mailing it to 5,000+ homes in our database. It's not an insignificant investment for our church. Why is a church producing a "catalog" and how does it fit in our strategy? Recall // Like most churches our issue isn't getting people...

Recently I connected with church leaders from 33 churches from across North America and asked them to share with me what they are doing for gifts for their first time guests. This continues in a series where I've asked other church leaders to help us learn what is happening at...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    On today's episode of the unSeminary Podcast we're taking questions from listeners about Church Communications. We cover a wide variety of topics that I hope will help your ministry. Are you wondering how to keep your growing and complex ministry aligned? Thinking about upping your...

Using video to communicate is a reality in many churches today. Whether you are producing a video to promote an upcoming event or if you are multisite church where video is at the core of how you deliver teaching ... many pastors find themselves thinking about how to make great...

Over the Christmas break this year I was caught in a pinch. We had a new series to get ready and we didn't have any of the graphics done for it. Our practice has been to give our staff team the last week of the year off and so I...