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Why Facebook Groups will work for your church
Mark MacDonald Religious CommunityThe news of Facebook algorithm changes abound. From some articles, you'd think that it spells the demise of church Facebook pages. Here's the overview. Research showed Facebook that most users want to return the social media engine to what created its popularity: interacting and caring about friends, followers and family.
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How to get enough volunteers for Easter while growing your team
Deborah Ike Religious CommunityFrom Good Friday to Easter Sunday, your church will likely host several events and special services. Making those activities run smoothly requires more volunteers than a typical Sunday morning.
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How your church can deal with flu season
Micah James Religious CommunityWe all know this flu season has been one of the worst in several years. I have experienced this personally, as I have been diagnosed, in two separate illnesses, with the two strains of the flu that are most prevalent. I know from firsthand experience that this year's flu can find you in the emergency room suddenly.
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Does your congregation really know what’s going on?
Mark MacDonald Religious CommunityIt happens all the time. Someone in your congregation sees you and asks about an upcoming event or a regularly occurring ministry. They have no idea if it's happening. What's scary? It was just announced in the service plus someone crafted a paragraph about it in the bulletin that's tucked in their Bible.
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What does documentation have to do with ministry?
Deborah Ike Religious CommunityWhen it comes to leading a church, we don't immediately think of employee handbooks, meeting agendas or policy and procedure documentation. That makes sense — after all, we gather as congregations to grow in our faith and to share it with others.
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A short checklist so people will receive your communication
Mark MacDonald Religious CommunityThe sad truth: People aren't paying attention to most church communication. In fact, most people are only half-listening or half-reading. An exasperated church communicator recently asked me, "How do you change this trend?"
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How administration impacts ministry at the altar
Deborah Ike Religious CommunityMost people don't see how administration impacts Sunday morning services or what happens at the altar. However, what they don't realize is that the functions of the back office can have a direct impact on ministry.
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3 email scheduling tips for churches
Mark MacDonald Religious CommunityChurch communication is easy if you can get people to pay attention. Except we live in a world that only half-listens because they have so much noise around them! We're all bombarded with messages, promotions and information in a multilevel, continuous track so that we end up with thousands of communications available to us.
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5 simple ways to improve in the New Year
Deborah Ike Religious CommunityThe start of a new year is a chance to reflect and decide how to make this year better than the last. With 80 percent of people quitting their New Year's resolutions by February, you can increase your chances of success with simpler goals that are easier to implement.
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How visionaries and planners can work together
Deborah Ike Religious CommunityImagine two people looking at an empty plot of land. One envisions beautiful landscaping that showcases a church facility ready to host thousands of people with a desire to learn and grow in their faith. The other person sees the same empty plot of land and a long list of all the tasks that must be completed to make something out of the nothingness in front of him.
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