As our people use social media all the time it's becoming a growing expectation that as a church we leverage these tools to help them experience what we do. How can you use these tools within your ministry? I sat down with Ali Raney who is the Social Media Coordinator...

I'm still trying to put into context the last few weeks have been.  It's been a wild ride here in Jersey.  Some bullet points to try to bring you up to speed ... Monday Oct. 29th // Superstorm Sandy - the largest Atlantic based Hurricane ever on record - makes...

Last month we hosted a series of messages at Liquid where we featured "live polling" as a core part of the message.  The "big idea" of the series was to use national interest in the upcoming election as a jump off point to talk about the Kingdom of God.  Tim...

How does your church leverage Facebook? Are you creating compelling social content that is drawing in your community and propelling your mission forward? Facebook represents a massive missional opportunity for your church ... did you know that: 1.5 million local businesses use Facebook to reach their customers? people spend 1...

"If people are lining up to give you money ... you are doing something right." - My Dad It seems like every 6 months Apple does it again.  Somehow they are able to capture the imagination of literally millions of people to get them to line up at their stores...

Does your bulletin look like the classifieds of a local newspaper? Is the announcement time during your service long and boring? Are you responsible for communications at your church but you feel more like a traffic cop than a communications expert? Today I'm pleased to announce the first in an series of coaching...

Sorry . . . I don't mean to be Debbie Downer . . . but your people aren't listening when you stand up and talk at them about what's really important to you at your church. I wish they were. Believe me. Over the last 800 +/- weekends of being...

Dear Church Leader, I've wanted to write this letter to you for a while now but I've never knew exactly how to say this.  However, we're heading into an incredibly critical season as a church and want to be as clear with you as possible.  Just because you passionately build...

For the month of August we're doing a series at Liquid Church called "Big Fish" . . . it's a fun look at the story of Jonah.  It's been a great series to kick off the fall line up this year! As people came into the first week of the...

I bumped into this article from Forbes magazine about the Olympics and leadership lessons that can be drawn from it.  I thought it might be worth commenting on it here as we reflect on our leadership in our churches. 1. Branding: As the closing ceremonies come to an end for...