After recently connecting with some of our wonderful church partners and asking how they are approaching the coming Christmas season, we are pleased to share eight unique and heartfelt ways that they are spreading Christmas cheer and engaging with their communities. 

Livestreaming worship services have transformed how many churches reach their congregation by enabling them to expand beyond the physical confines of their sanctuaries.

In today’s fast-paced church environments, reliable ministry support is vital to ensuring smooth operations and organizational success. Relying on a single individual to maintain any of these services poses a significant risk that can disrupt ministry activities and hinder service.

With school back in session, and it being a taxing time for teachers, this is a key time for your church to come alongside your local schools. Below we’ve offered seven simple ways your church can help foster new relationships with a school in your area.

Whether it has been a year since your initial staff training or you have hired new staff, what a great time for a refresh! So why is it important to spend time training the staff on the current technologies being used?

To the overworked worship pastor, exhausted preacher, and the ministry assistant up to her eyebrows in check-in sheets, this is for you. After spending the past three years in a full-time ministry position, I am aware of the amount of effort it takes to keep a well-oiled ministry department running effectively. Most of us know that Thanksgiving and Christmas can be some of the most exhaustive months out of the year.

There are many things to think about when planning a construction project for a new or renovated church building. Purpose and need, city building codes, emergency exit routes, fire codes, functionality and design, and a myriad of other things must be considered.

There has been so much change over the last year and a half and so many shifts for people in their personal and public lives. Many people are excited to get back to their “old life” and attend things in person after missing that for so long, and some have taken this opportunity to visit a new church or churches. 

Digital signage is a great way for churches to communicate with members and the surrounding community, and most of our church partners use it in some form. The complexity of digital signage can range from a large colorful roadside sign with a scrolling RSS feed to a small kiosk display that rotates through a simple slide deck, from a large outdoor network-connected sign to a remotely manageable TV based display, or anything in between.

To understate the matter considerably, What a year it has been! We have endured political strife, social and racial unrest, and a COVID-19 epidemic that has wrought massive changes in the way we worship, work, shop, engage, connect, educate our children, and do just about everything else in our daily life. Understandably, many are eager to bid farewell to 2020 and put it firmly in the rearview mirror. It’s been challenging. And hard. And, in many cases, tragic.