communications

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    Have you ever been cornered on a Sunday by somebody asking you just squeeze this one little thing into the announcements? Did you ever get one of those emails from a team leader asking for stage time ... for the 100th time ... to promote...

I'm a fan of Facebook ... it really is a fantastic tool for connecting people. As a church leader looking to make an impact in the world around us I think we need to concern ourselves with how we can leverage tools like this for the gospel. Here are a few...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    Dan is the the Executive Pastor of 12 Stone Church in Georgia. He's been known as the "pastors' coach" because he provides practical and encouraging insights for pastors across the country. In this episode Dan provides help specifically for pastors leading smaller churches. It's packed with...

Easter at our church was stunning. We had over 5,000 people attend our services - a new record for our little church - but even more incredible is we had almost 200 people stand and make a commitment to follow Jesus! That never gets old ... I'm so thankful to...

Easter is the biggest of big days in local church ministry. All of human history swings on the hinge of Easter. For many churches this day is the pinnacle of a long process of inviting and work. It's an exciting time to in ministry in the local church. I emailed...

My friend Kenny Jahng shared this framework at a seminar of his I was at on personal productivity. You should check out his blog or follow him on twitter ... he's got some great stuff to share! Email communication is typically pretty core to a church's communication strategy. We generate lists...

Easter is a the biggest of big days ... I know that you've worked hard to ensure that this weekend's services are going to be amazing. There are more people in your community that would come but they are just looking for an invite. Here are some free ways to...

Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: //    Will Mancini is a former pastor turned consultant and really a friend of local church leaders.  His goal is help all church's experience the benefits of stunning, God-given clarity. He's worked with an unprecedented variety of churches from growing mega-churches and missional communities, to mainline...

Wow! This winter has been a long one! Polar vortex ... record low temperatures ... record high amounts of snow ... it's been a tough one!! I love what Connexus Church did to leverage the negative feelings about winter and celebrate spring. I asked Shawna Lester from Connexus to help...

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...