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Projectors illuminate the message

AV, church, image, screens, TECHNOLOGY, VIDEO, worship

October 1, 2009 at 5:06 pm.

Engaging and inspiring today’s congregations is increasingly difficult in a world saturated with corporate and secular images. The solution for many churches is to make each service more creative and interactive — specifically, to use large-screen projection to support the message each week. Bright and colorful images large enough to be seen from every seat serve to capture and hold the congregation’s attention, allowing the essential messages to be easily delivered and understood.

Two schools of thought on paying musicians

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band, budget, church, employee, music, musicians, salary, staff, worship

October 1, 2009 at 2:49 pm.

In a recent ministry blog, a pastor wrote, “One thing that really bothers me is having to pay musicians to play in worship. My worship leader insists that since they are professional musicians we have to pay them.

E-giving means fewer envelopes to open and less chance of fraud

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ACH, budget, church, e-giving, EFT, fraud, Giving, LEADERSHIP, management, tithing

October 1, 2009 at 11:34 am.

Bad weather, vacations and illnesses can cause parishioners to miss church services during the year. While some people will make up their missed donations, many won’t. That’s where electronic giving, or e-giving, can help.

When being an unbeliever qualifies you for a church job

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church, Church Growth, Communication, consulting, LEADERSHIP, management, mystery shopper, visitor

October 1, 2009 at 11:18 am.

“Get Paid to Go to Church.” This headline appears in classified ads all over Missouri, and it’s catching the attention of unchurched individuals everywhere. It’s not a gimmick or a scam. It’s a mystery visitor program designed to provide feedback to church leaders on how their worship services are experienced by first-time visitors.

The CE Interview: Miles McPherson

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adminstrator, Carrie Prejean, church, Communication, LEADERSHIP, management, organization, proposition 8, same-sex, The Rock Church

October 1, 2009 at 11:14 am.

It’s something of an irony that Miles McPherson some three decades ago wasn’t much the “marrying kind,” but today can say, as he did in a recent blog, “I am for traditional marriage as God designed it, because it is the model that honors His original and eternal intent.”

Life is overwhelming enough, don’t add to your members’ load

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bloggers, BLOGS, church, Communication, conversation, ministry, social media, TECHNOLOGY

October 1, 2009 at 10:42 am.

You’ve seen the billboard of two pair of feet sticking out of the covers of a bed, advertising a message series on sexuality. “We don’t set out to create a flurry of activity, but to create a helpful series about real life dangerous topics for people who aren’t hearing the truth from anyone, anywhere else,” says Kem Meyer, communications director at Granger (IN) Community Church.

HIGH CALLING

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church, economy, FINANCE, retirement

October 1, 2009 at 10:32 am.

After my father died 20 years ago, I went to my parents’ safe deposit box at the local bank to see what might be there for mother’s financial support. For 40 years and one month of his work life he helped make Hershey milk chocolate and saved what he could.

Churches let their light shine for effective services

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church, design, LEADERSHIP, lighting, sanctuary, TECHNOLOGY, Worship Center, worship space

September 1, 2009 at 6:50 pm.

Lighting designers share tips for achieving an inviting and purposeful worship space. By Robert Shook and Michael White The spiritual connection between light and faith begins with the images called to mind by the familiar passage of Genesis: Let there be light. Light is used in many passages in the Bible to express the spirit […]

Communicate and share with a trusted network

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church, Communication, congregation, media, social networking, TECHNOLOGY

September 1, 2009 at 11:33 am.

There’s no doubt that your church members desire increased communication with their church friends, small groups, Bible studies and pastors. As more of the population joins Facebook to try and stay connected with the people they love, many church leaders are not quite sure how to leverage these new social networking tools to generate true fellowship with their congregations.

Churches get in the driver’s seat with reliable alternative

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budget, bus, church, congregation, FINANCE, management, transportation

September 1, 2009 at 11:23 am.

Looking at the cost of a brand new bus which includes taxes, yearly maintenance, insurance and fuel, it may seem that the amount of money the church has budgeted for a new bus barely scratches the surface. However, a quality used bus will meet the needs of the congregation without causing a serious deficit in your overall budget.