Communication

Getting rid of the printed church bulletin might be not be feasible for a number of different reasons. Although technology aims to replace paper and other technologies, sometimes, well, most of the time, a blend of old and new just might be a good fit.

In talking with multiple churches, we've found some good ideas to help you get moving in the right direction:

Church mergers may be called by many names, but the core idea is that two or more churches becoming one through the combining, integrating and unifying of people, structures, systems, and resources to achieve a common purpose: To do life and ministry together as a vibrant, healthy expression of Christ’s body, the Church.

Palermo Bible Family Church in California recently began using text messaging to communicate with its church members. We sat down with Daniel Jacobsen of PBFC to understand how his church decided upon using text communication and what the process has been like:

Why do you lead or serve at your church?

• Its the right thing to do
• There's an opening and someone needs to help
• You couldn't come up with an excuse
• You're looking for significance

Our answer reveals our motivation and it opens us to a potential problem... burnout

Hey! My name is Rusty and I am old. I know I am old because I read my email. I actually think email is great. You can quickly and easily type full sentences, paragraphs, even use grammer grammar (did I mention spell-check?). But that makes me old because, according to the New York Times, enjoying email is a sign you are old. And that article was written in 2010... so I must be really old.

As people sign up for the next event or service opportunity, sign-up sheets, clipboards, and sticky notes are passed around churches haphazardly. But you...

For the past decade, churches have been given a choice in how they want their teaching curriculum delivered: print or digital. But it’s not that...

There is a growing trend of church mergers happening across the country. Nearly forty percent of the multisite churches in America today derive at...