I read a blog from Steven Kryger where he did a survey 2 weeks before Christmas. He asked churches, via email, about their Christmas service times. His idea came from an earlier blog where he reviewed 100 church websites and found the majority missing their Christmas service hours. He decided to contact churches that did or didn’t… ⪼ Continue Reading…
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In Church – Are more People Producers or Consumers?
Do you see more producers or consumers in the church or the community? For example, do you see others: consume more raw materials in a week than what they produce, or vice versa, or produce something for the greater good of humanity verses consume things that bring humanity down, or in the church consume the… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Church Small Groups and New Visitors
I’m reminded of a blog entry by Seth Godin where he talks about two different organizational models. He discusses for-profit industries, but the organizational concepts are the same for any organization. One model is the easy and straight forward where you get paid for your creation or service. The other model, which Seth goes into… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Church Assimilation & Spiritual Transformation
Definition of Assimilation – “to make similar” – according to Merriam Webster. However this definition does not describe what church assimilation is or how it might be accomplished. A common trend in church software is the ability to include an assimilation process and is one of the most talked about topics among church leaders at… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Video: What if Starbucks Marketed Like a Church?
I enjoy working with churches and I also really love coffee. When I ran across this video tying the two together I had to share with you! The video is pretty funny, but it also gives a new angle as to how visitors can perceive churches. The awesome people over at Artistry Labs made What… ⪼ Continue Reading…
ChMS Technical Jargon Introduction
Now you can understand technical mumbo-jumbo without getting an IT degree Every industry has a set of unique words, expressions, and acronyms that sound like gibberish to outsiders. (For example, the above sub-heading uses IT as an acronym for Information Technology.) Understanding the marketing puffery and technical jargon used in the church software industry without… ⪼ Continue Reading…