Have you wondered why sports teams need coaching? Can't the team members get together and decide what they should do?
Giving feedback to creative people can be a murky experience.
Not all ideal cultures look the same, but they have the same ingredients.
If this has ever happened to you, a small almond-shaped structure called the amygdala has hijacked your brain.
One of the most common sources of organizational conflict is ambiguity regarding expectations; particularly, those wrapped up in the concepts of roles, responsibilities and organizational goals.
Pastors of 20 years ago had to deal with the occasional anonymous hate mail, but today, pastors can get hit daily with negative social media posts.
These four church communication tasks are rarely done well. Perhaps that's why church communication fails so often. Let's start doing them!
Think of the main messages you need to communicate over this next week, month or season of your organizational life. Take 15-20 minutes to think through the questions I've asked here.
Stop copying what other churches are doing.
Perhaps you've even heard people talking about things they don't like about the church you serve, but no one connects the symptoms to the underlying causes.
Effective church communication is all about scratching itches (or helping them scratch the itch).
Look for these traits primarily and rule out anyone that doesn't exhibit them. Only then look at their writing, design, web, and creative skills as a value-add.
We must eliminate all barriers and distances between the messenger and the audience in order to have effective church communications.
Moses experienced God in near-fatal doses. How do you experience him?
The great news about social media is that you don't have to be an expert with technology, a great writer, or a marketing guru. These best practices can help you leverage social in your ministry.
The world has become an increasingly difficult place to communicate. Polarization and divisiveness have wreaked havoc on respectful and constructive conversation.
Communicating words of truth and life is not about impressing or baffling people. It's about “giving light, so even the simple can understand.” Here are a couple ways to do this.
Lately, I've felt uninspired. What used to drive me to write has left me feeling empty and dry.
As a church branding strategist, Mark loves helping people get to know the church as something relevant and needed.
Every church needs to change in order to keep up. I’m not talking about changing our biblical message, but we do need to communicate that message differently.
