Communication Archives - Page 22 of 33

Communication Archives - Page 22 of 33 - Church Executive

Church communication tools: keeping youth in the loop

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church calling, church communication, church messaging, church SMS, church texting, church youth, Engaging youth, messaging technology, youth engagement, youth ministry

February 1, 2016 at 3:09 pm.

Millennials are exposed to a bewildering array of social, cultural and commercial influences, each one pulling them in a different direction. Average daily screen time among 18-to 24-year-olds is close to 10 hours, 61 percent of which is spent on desktop and mobile devices.

And yet, despite spending all that time interacting with friends, watching videos, researching homework, consuming news media, shopping and countless other activities, a hefty portion of Millennials still describe a ‘fear of missing out’ on updates and events affecting their peer group.

How do you make a meaningful connection with a generation overwhelmed by choice? Where do community youth groups fit into the landscape of the so-called “digital native”?

How to increase staff participation in your retirement plan

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church benefits, Church Finance, Church HR, church human resources, church retirement plan, church staff HR, church staff management, pastor retirement plan

February 1, 2016 at 3:03 pm.

A new employee has fulfilled their probationary period and is now eligible to receive the full benefits offered by your organization. Yet, many eligible employees choose not to contribute to their retirement — even if it means leaving matching employer contributions on the table.

Mission Accomplished: Lance Taylor — grace under pressure

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CE Interview, church budgeting, church capital campaign, Church Finance, church generosity, church giving, Church leadership, church pastor leadership, church planning, executive pastor leadership, Leadership lessons, pastor leadership

January 1, 2016 at 2:41 pm.

At Long Hollow Baptist Church in Hendersonville, TN, hope is not a strategy. Rather, when disaster strikes — as it has, twice — the church has been able to sustain its rapid growth and expansion with preparation and perseverance.

Pastor uses Internet to launch multiple churches across the country simultaneously in time for Christmas

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Church expansion, Church Growth, Church internet, church planting, church streaming, church streaming content, church streaming video, church technology, Online Church

December 7, 2015 at 12:53 pm.

With more than 3 billion people using the Internet by 2015, the trend of people relying on the Internet to connect with each other is showing no signs of slowing down — and that’s just fine with Jimmie Davidson.

Leader: Are you an analyst or a catalyst?

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Church Executive, Church leadership, church leadership lessons, church leadership style, church pastor leadership, pastor leadership

December 7, 2015 at 12:26 pm.

Good leaders are both analysts and catalysts. Leaders must accurately describe reality. Leaders must create for a better future. An analyst has a proper understanding of present reality. A catalyst knows what to create for a better future. The analyst helps followers understand the present. The catalyst inspires followers to move towards the future.

4 reminders when you’ve blown it as a leader

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church leader failure, church leadership mistakes, church pastor mistakes, Leadership lessons, moral failure, pastor failure, pastor leadership

November 23, 2015 at 1:29 pm.

I’m in the process right now of setting up the annual learning trip for our church’s leadership team. We plop down in a city for a few days and discuss the best practices of several churches.

This year, I had two churches that I had relationships with and lined them up right away. However, as I’ve been looking for a third church to meet with, I have run into three churches in a row that have had a senior leader resign in recent years due to a moral failure — again, all in one city!

Leaders blow it sometimes, don’t we?

When is the RIGHT time for a new ChMS?

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ChMs, church management, church management software, church software, church software selection, church technology, CMS

November 15, 2015 at 2:45 pm.

As churches evaluate their processes and introduce new ways of doing things, the common next step in the evaluation is the fundamental platform of a church management system (ChMS).

But, what are the milestones that would evoke a pursuit of this magnitude?

Choosing the right ChMS = not choosing a ChMS at all

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ChMs, ChMS selection, church management, church management software, church software, church software selection, church technology, CMS, software selection

November 15, 2015 at 2:34 pm.

You don’t need new church management software.

Traditional ChMS is old, antiquated and isn’t best suited to help your ministry grow the right way. Why get another software system that shares similarities to the one you currently have? They’ll both just continue to underperform and eat up too much of your time.

(Was that attention-grabbing enough?)

The CE Interview: Chris Hodges

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November 15, 2015 at 12:30 pm.

In February 2001, Chris Hodges founded Church of the Highlands with a launch team of 34 people. Today, nearly 15 years later, around 30,000 attendees gather to worship each weekend in its multiple locations throughout Central Alabama.

Connecting congregants to inspiration with assistive listening

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assistive listening systems, church accessibility, church assistive listening, church hearing accessibility, church hearing loss, church hearing systems, hearing options

November 15, 2015 at 11:20 am.

Congregants attend their houses of worship for many different reasons. Some find inspiration from the messages and music they hear, and others enjoy connecting with the community. Whatever the reason, if they can’t hear the messages that inspire them — or if they lose the feeling of connection they get with fellow congregants because they can’t participate in conversations — they might stop attending.