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Websites are one of the most significant forms of outreach today because they offer churches a great way to connect with many new people. They are one of the “welcome mats” of a church. The challenge, however, is that people begin to explore your church and form opinions as unseen guests. Before they set foot inside your church, they will almost certainly have explored all they can find about your church on the internet; through your website, social media, ratings/reviews, and news articles.

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All day long we hear lies about who we are and why we are not enough. We must pick up our swords and slice through those lies. Our sword is the Bible.

Here’s a good place to start.

1. Daily Affirmations from the Bible of what God says about you that is true. You can write your own or try one someone else created.

2. Memorize verses that strengthen you and build you up in love so that you can pull them out as a tool to use when needed throughout the day.

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1. Identify areas you’d like mentorship in.

2. Find people who are good at those things. Ask them for a small commitment of time.

3. If it works, ask them for more of their time within clear boundaries.

4. Diversify your mentoring portfolio with various skill sets.

5. Pay it forward to someone coming up behind you who needs mentorship too.

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Should you Contract or Hire Creative/Communications Staff? A creative contractor model is used by even some of the largest and most known churches in North America! Don’t have money to hire on staff? Don’t worry- it may not be the thing you need anyways to get great results!

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What has FEAR ever done for you? When has worry and anxiety served you well? Have you ever had a time where you look back and wish you’d been MORE anxious over a situation?

I doubt it.

Choosing faith over fear is often just a question of focus.

Read today’s blog post to learn more about getting over what you’re afraid of in your work and life. GO for it! You can do it!

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There’s that old song, “Count your blessings name them one by one...Count your blessings see what God has done….”

Why do we count? Because it shifts our grumbling to gratitude.

When was the last time you actually counted your blessings or made a list of what you’re thankful for? This blog post encourages you to do it in a way you can simply and quickly apply to every day of the week that will be a game changer for you.

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With every new season, so many things change and change can cause significant anxiety in all of us. And yet- the One who has been faithful and with us in the past will be no different in this new season.

It’s weird isn’t it? That somehow, even though we have experienced God’s provision in the past and he has been faithful, somehow we think, “Yeah but this time it’s different. I’m not sure he can be trusted on all the details this time...”

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Maybe you don’t actually have ADHD like me, but we all struggle with staying focused. Here’s the top tools I use, click on the link in our profile to see how I use them.

1. Post-It Notes

2. Alarm App

3. Silent Mode

4. Noise Cancelling Headphones

5. Cinematic Music

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A lion is fierce, strong, courageous, sure-footed, and has great hair. A lion is a king in every room they step into. A lamb is gentle, meek, trusting, dependent, and is a fuzzy little creature. A lamb is a servant in every room they step into.

To be all lion or all lamb would be too much of one or the other. We need to be both. And God is making me into a bit of both. One who has the courage to step out and the courage to follow. Jesus is the Lion of Judah, but Revelation declares that it is the Lamb that overcomes.

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Easter Creative Inspiration:

If Jesus didn’t rise from the dead, then everything about the church is smoke and mirrors. But can a rational and logical person believe in someone rising from the dead?

In this blog post we introduce a creative concept for how we addressed our disbelieving culture for a recent Easter series, taking people’s doubts head on and seeing many join the church as a result.

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Real talk friends. Some of need to do a fast from complaining. Here’s some ways you can break up with bitterness and shine bright in a world that needs your light right now.

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When online dating first emerged with the Internet in the 1990s, it was a strange world relegated to the most desperate or quirky of single people; or at least that was how it was viewed in public opinion. Online dating evolved out of the world of newspaper ads, matchmakers, and video dating services of the 1980s. As technology changes, the ways people interact with and meet each other change too.

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Jesus said, “Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations”…and to do so in 2018, you don’t even have to leave your house. We can now begin to reach and teach the world through a device we hold in our hand, or a small computer that sits on our lap. The world has changed, and there are great opportunities for the church…

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I believe that the Church has the most important message in the world, so we should become the best communicators in the world. I want to help you do that in your personal life and in your organization.

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