An e-mail newsletter is an efficient and environmentally friendly way to keep your congregants aware of your church’s activities without having to regularly visit a website or social media outlet. Even though it’s a great tool, your church’s newsletter probably involves a love/hate relationship. It keeps your congregants informed, so they love it, but you spend so much time preparing it that you hate it.
Sometimes you just need to get back to the basics. When you are dealing with your faith, this often means reading the Bible instead of… Read More »Getting back to “the basics”
I have a new obsession. I’ve always been a fan of flavored soft drinks. I know which restaurants in town can add a little shot… Read More »I will take a Large drink
We all agree that keeping children safe is our number one goal as parents and as children’s ministry staff members, but it’s no secret their patience sometimes runs thin while waiting in line. Savannah Christian Church uses ACS Checkpoint as their child check-in solution – but what’s really exciting about checking in at Savannah Christian Church?
This month, Jamey McElveen, an R&D Programming Manager for ACS, shares some security tips to follow when using your smartphone. And if you’re on church staff, you’ll be interested in his second article on the updated ACS apps that have just been released.
Have you ever planted a small seedling and stayed around long enough to see it develop into a mature tree? When my four children were… Read More »Seedling to a Mature Tree
Through my short four years as a staff member at a megachurch, I learned very quickly through bumps and bruises that the only way to get folks to follow you in what you’ve been called to do in any ministry is to possess one key ingredient.
How do you talk about money in your church community? Do you only mention it when you suddenly realize that your annual operating budget is short for the next fiscal year? Or when a big storm makes the need for a capital campaign too strong to ignore? If you only talk about money in your times of need, you are missing a prime opportunity to share with your members the results of their giving.
In case you missed it, here are some highlights from this month’s ACS E-News. In the spirit of change, is it time to look at… Read More »Is Your Web Browser Holding You Back?
To be a successful cat herder – or, I mean, to be a successful ministry team staff member, is to be strategic with your time and where you focus your energies. One of the best ways to do that is to make a list of goals for the year. Have you made a list of goals you want to achieve in the office this year? I encourage you to do so.
You may be asking, “where do I start, how do I make a list of goals?” A good way to start is by examining what are some of the ministry goals and plans for this year.
Do you have long term employees at your church? These are the staff members that have been around the longest, and who have seen things… Read More »Still Here.
Ron Kochanowski and his wife, Lynne, love to go out for walks and hikes along with their chocolate lab, Stanford. The photo here was during one of… Read More »How did you start your new year?
