Communication

We all know that volunteers are the lifeblood of any church. If churches had to pay each of their children’s ministry teachers, small group leaders, women’s and men’s ministry leaders, and vacation Bible school teachers, they’d be up a creek, fast. Some churches keep their staff incredibly lean and rely predominantly on volunteers while other churches have more robust staff members and fewer volunteers; either way, volunteers need to be screened, trained, and thanked.

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Pastors and church leaders, this is a really uncomfortable topic, but it's vital to the spiritual health of your church. This will be awkward, uncomfortable, and difficult to say: Your church is looking at porn. The problem of porn in the Church is a big one.

The stress of dealing with life, death, sickness, tragedies, joyous celebrations, teaching, and counseling can be overwhelming for any person in ministry. Sabbath rest for pastors is important. People who work at churches are often the most chronically overworked. The people that actually need it the most work on their Sabbath.

The Internet has transformed the way we live, work, and function--even in ministry. This infographic compares Internet usage from 2008 to 2018 and breaks down this usage by age, gender, region, income, race, and education. 

Call it a slump, being overworked, overtired, always exhausted, or perhaps feeling brain-dead or "in a funk," getting out of a slump can be a very, very hard thing to do. I know from personal experience. Breaking out of a slump is tricky business.

While many churches have a person on staff in place to oversee church communication, having a trained graphic designer in-house to create custom church graphics remains rare. Church’s graphics needs have continued to increase as modern church communication requires more overall professionalism. Emphasis on visuals in worship, social media, and video are now critical to a well-produced Sunday service. Having a relationship with a custom church graphics provider can greatly help.

Many churches struggle with how to present sermon material to their congregation so that ideas "stick" and make a difference. You can improve the stickiness of your preaching by understanding learning styles and using technology to deliver information that matches how people best learn.