I know what you’re thinking. “What does ministry have to do with a ‘brand?’ (Images of cattle and hot-irons come to mind, but we don’t really want to do that to lost sheep, do...

“It’s just the tip of the iceberg!” We’ve all heard the familiar iceberg analogy used to describe overwhelming emotions – whether joy or contempt, anger or fear. Visualizing the massive, floating berg reminds us...

You’ve worked hard to come up with the perfect church name, logo, and website that reflects who you are and how you can be a light in your community. That should be enough for...

We’ve all been there. You fire up the computer and proceed to log in to an important account, and your mind goes blank. You try 5 different combinations of your password, and before you...

“‘Charity begins at home,’ is the voice of the world: yet is every man his greatest enemy.”Sir Thomas Browne, Religio Medici, 1642 It’s a debated idea in our national discourse lately, and believe it...

In the first two parts of our Great Church Website series, we discussed how you can intentionally use your site’s headline to connect with broken people (like us). In addition, using great visuals (photos...

“What’s your FCF?” (No, this is not some mysterious code to search for on your website). Actually, FCF is an idea, a theme for why you do ministry in the first place – and...

With over 2.8 billion users worldwide – over a third of the world’s population – social media is fast changing the way we communicate. In the U.S. alone, the percentage of adults using some...

Why does your Church exist? Who are you here for? As mentioned in part 1, the church exists to bring God’s love to broken people – both inside and outside the family of God....

When the shepherds followed a bright star to Bethlehem and the Christ child, it was in response to a previous message delivered by angels: “Fear not.” We may wonder (as we wander): Why this...