COMMUNICATION: Let Your Constituencies Build Your Plan

COMMUNICATION: Let Your Constituencies Build Your Plan

We didn’t just start asking this question last week. It has always been a big question – “How do we get the word out about what’s going on?” It has never mattered in what age human beings have lived. It has always been a big question. It didn’t matter if you communicated by smoke signal…

Six Letters to Better Communication

Six Letters to Better Communication

In fourteen years of ministry in the local church, I’ve heard one complaint from parishioners and staff above all others: “The church doesn’t communicate well.” One of my good friends in ministry calls this NETMA, which means “No one ever tells me anything!” The truth is, we could all get better at communication. If you…

Seven Tips for Connecting with Families Using Social Media

Seven Tips for Connecting with Families Using Social Media

There may not be much that our society agrees on these days, but I think we can agree on this one thing: social media is an essential tool for connecting families to our ministries.  No matter which platform you choose to use, social media helps keep families in the know in a timely manner, in…