Aligning Dreaming Planning Organizing Serving Celebrating Learning Ministry Communicorps
Over the last 20 years I've written articles on a variety of topics related to the communications ministry, technologies and Christian growth and maturity. The articles section has grown quite large so I've organized it by topic area to make things easier to find.

New! The Power of God's Word
One of the great failures of modern church communication is how little faith in and understanding we have of the power of God's Word.

New! Communication Uncompromised
If we are to effectively communicate the message of the church--Jesus Christ and His gospel--what elements are absolutely essential?

New! Disagreement in the Church
A myth of those who may foster dissent in the church is that disagreement is just a part of life, both inside the church as well as outside. That is an unbiblical view.

New! Churchy Clichés... and What They Really Mean
The North American evangelical culture is filled with "churchy" clichés--words and phrases we use to describe the church and ministry.

New! Sunday Guest Experience Checklist
Evaluating a guest's experience is one of many ways to determine if we are "firing on all cylinders", and functioning in these practical aspects to the very best of our ability.

New! Is Copying The World Really Creativity?
New! Ideas for Church Budget Cuts
New! 20 Ways to Support Bible Teaching
New! Apply Scripture Properly to the Promotion of the Church

Dreaming
Articles about generating ideas, opening up new lines of thinking, forumating plans and setting creative goals.

Organizing
Articles on the practical side of communications and technologies in ministry--from how to start a ministry to how to cut a budget, promote a church, call a pastor, gather information and more.

Planning
Information on the essence of storytelling and sharing life experiences. Learn how to capture what God is doing and relate it to other people.

Involving
Articles on serving in ministry, from enlisting and training leaders and volunteers to the attitude and heart of a servant.

Technology
Articles on how to build, organize and use Information Technologies (IT), websites and online efforts to further the cause of Christ.

Production
Articles about lighting, video and sound in ministry, and how you can make the most out of each area.

Qualities for Communications Ministry
What attitudes and actions are necessary for a successful communications ministry?

Integration
A variety of communication techniques allows us to connect ministries in fresh ways, leading to greater interest and attention.

Promise Failure. We don't come to Christ to get stuff. We come to Christ to get Christ. His message is not that following Him will smooth the road ahead of us. His message is to sacrifice all that we have in this world--our resources, relationships, dreams, hopes, fears, families--to Him.

The Church and The Web
We've learned a few things over the years in developing our church websites.

Being an Effective Advocate for Change
It's not enough to cry "the sky is falling." You have to know why it's falling and how change can help.


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Here's help coming to terms with all those terms:

Lateral Thinking

Random Input

Discontinuity

Forced Relationships

Problem Reversal

Churning

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Fast, simple ways to improve your ministry communications:

Church Websites

Writing

Personal Bible Study

Worship Powerpoint

Forms

Campus Displays

Simple Ministry Promotion

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At a Glance details
of communications topics:

Typography

Offset Lithography

Other places you can go online to learn stuff:

How Stuff Works

Encyclopedia

WebMD

Creativity Web

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