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Effective Church Membership
Effective Church Membership: Some churches have done away with church membership … let’s be honest, the only ones who really count today are those who actually show up (and in most churches, that’s well less than 50 percent of their “membership”). But whether or not your church offers a membership option, church membership means more […]
Create a Christmas Eve of Dreams
Create a Christmas Eve of Dreams Your Christmas Eve worship service is most likely the one service where you’re most likely to get the most receptive visitors of the year. Although there’s an expectation that the worship service will be all warm and fuzzy, many of those warm fuzzies come from an idealized Norman Rockwell-ian […]
Introduction to “Our” Church & New Member Training
Introduction to “Our” Church & New Member Training There are many tools that help connect prospective members into the church. The most effective tool is, of course, making a personal friend within the congregation. But the second most effective tool may be the Introduction to “Our” Church class. Unfortunately, too many churches run the class […]
Effective Church Communication
Effective Church Communication When you start hearing complaints that the church leaders (or the office) aren’t communicating well, it might mean the office is engaged in a closed-door policy. But most of the time it means you’re either facing a power and control issue or a consumerist culture. Either way, you’ve got to deal with […]
Productive Meetings
Productive Meetings People want to give their lives to life-changing activities. And so, have you ever notice how often your church volunteers skip church committee and board meetings? Often, it’s because they suspect these meetings are more often than not a waste of their time. In this episode Drs. Kris and Bill offer concrete tips […]