Holiday lighting in a church can create a beautiful, immersive atmosphere that enhances the spiritual experience during sermons and events. Having your lighting plot ready for Christmas is essential because the holiday season tends to bring larger audiences and...
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10 Essential Tips for Holiday Security at Houses of Worship
With families drawing close in heartfelt reunions and congregations deeply immersed in celebrating the birth of Christ, the Church's holiday season emerges as a beacon of unity, and spiritual devotion. Yet, amidst these cherished moments, the modern church faces...
Christmas Stewardship
Christmas Stewardship: two words you most likely have never seen put together. In fact, I don’t believe I have ever used them together in a sentence. We talk a lot about stewarding our facilities and managing our money well. But, stewardship is more than that. Take a...
Holiday Video Graphics & Stock Footage
Well it’s that magical time of year, and you want to create a different holy experience at your services, by Incorporating holiday video graphics and stock footage into your worship services you can enhance the atmosphere, convey powerful messages, and engage the...
Keep Calm and Cue the Camel: Surviving Christmas in Church Production
It’s that time of year again—the season that comes around with clockwork precision, yet somehow always feels like it sneaks up on us. For those of us in church production, the question looms: are we ready? Does the thought of another Christmas season conjure up the...
Emergency and Armed Intruder Preparedness for the Holidays
As we approach the holiday season, you are likely gearing up for an increase in activity and attendance at your services and special events. As you plan for that flurry of activity, it is important to keep up your guard. More people and more frequent use of your...
How to Prepare Your Church for a Safe and Joyful Holiday Season
As the leaves turn colors and the air grows crisp, we know the holiday season is fast approaching a time filled with excitement, joy, and lots of church events! While this is one of the most wonderful times of the year, it also brings unique challenges for those...
Burnout Self-Care for the Church Communicator (Easter & Beyond)
At Easter, or during any overwhelming church season, a church communicator (or Pastor) needs to be mindful of burnout self-care. Here are some self-care strategies so you can protect yourself from burnout: Prepare with Adequate Expectations: Church communicators often...
Getting and Keeping Volunteers for Christmas
7 tips to help you find and retain volunteers year round
Church Security at Christmas: 10 Tips for Holiday Protection
With families drawing close in heartfelt reunions and congregations deeply immersed in celebrating the birth of Christ, the Church's holiday season emerges as a beacon of unity, and spiritual devotion. Yet, amidst these cherished moments, the modern church faces...
Securing Easter Services: A Church Leader’s Guide to Emergency Preparedness
The Easter holiday is a time of celebration, but it is also a time when safety and security concerns need to be at the forefront of church leaders' minds. With the increase in attendance during this period, it's essential to take the necessary steps to ensure the...
How to Plan a Successful Easter Service
Churches often see their highest attendance numbers on Easter Sunday. Some worshippers regularly attend services, others may attend infrequently with family and friends as part of tradition, while others may be “holy days only” worshippers. Regardless of why people...
Post-Christmas Production Analysis
I have to be honest, when I sat down to write this article, I had a little bit of writer’s block. I was supposed to present “what worked” in my past Christmas productions before I presented “what didn’t.” I had trouble putting into words exactly what made these...
5 Ways to Keep the Church Safe this Holiday Season
The Christmas holiday season is a time of joy and celebration, but it can also be one of the most dangerous times for churches. From natural disasters to active shooters, your church needs to be prepared for anything that could put your congregation at risk. As a...
Four Steps to Keep Your Children Safe This Holiday Season
With the holiday season fast approaching it’s that time of the year when we fill our ministries with volunteers to support our kids programs. At this busy time, there can be a tendency to relax the volunteer onboarding processes or in some cases remove it, but this is...
Easter for the Anawim: When a Graphic Becomes Permanent
One church found a way to use their creative Easter graphics to help their attendees spread the message in unique ways
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