Too many churches live in “announcement chaos”—scrambling each week to figure out what to say and when to say it. A communications calendar eliminates the guesswork by mapping out key messages in adva...  Read More

Church communication has grown too complex for one person to handle alone. Websites, newsletters, social media, photography, and event promotion all require time and skills. Building a volunteer commu...  Read More

Amp up the impact and exposure of your videos by using the 10 ideas below. These simple yet very effective tips will help you create engaging content that can be shared across multiple communication p...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux Atomic Habits by James Clear is a book that explores the science of habit formation and provides a framework for building good habits and breaking bad ones. The book introduces four laws...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux Your brand is what others think on you. Part of what influences how others see you are determined by the components and consistency of your visual identity. To organize your visual brand...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux Engaging crucial conversations can be challenging yet is crucial for experiencing authentic community. Resistance often indicates that change is happening and that people are beginning t...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux Leaders should be able to readily communicate the purpose, priorities and uniqueness of their faith communities to members as well as their neighbors and coworkers. This sample Soul Scri...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux As leaders of churches, it is easy to get caught up in the day-to-day running of our congregations. We can become so focused on programs and initiatives that we forget to take a step bac...  Read More

Like ministry plans and programs, church websites never completing done. Most churches do significant revamps to their website every few years with the understanding that constant tweak and updates ev...  Read More

Encourage Facebook followers to comment on post by adding thought-provoking questions on your Facebook pages or groups. Experiment using the questions below and see if they increase interactions among...  Read More

After spending the last several hours reading, replying and deleting 500+ emails in my inbox, I decided to take a short break and offer my “top 10” list on how to create emails that people actually re...  Read More

Team members need to take responsibility for ensuring the success of the team.  This requires team members to be positive and proactive.Listed below are some questions I often ask when serving on a te...  Read More