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

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

INTRODUCING ALDERSGATE’S EMERGING VISIONEarly this year, leaders from Aldersgate UMC assembled a Task Force to envision the congregation’s preferred future and respond to the following questions:·Who ...  Read More

Congregational Vision Teams are charged with creating two types of road maps. A planning road map provides a detailed plan for how the work of the vision team will unfold. This includes the stages of ...  Read More