Countdown to Easter: Do the Math Most churches have been feverishly preparing for Easter for weeks and months. In the final countdown, plastic eggs are being stuffed, logistics are being
How Starbucks has Changed the Church Coffee Hour Back before Starbucks, lattes and cafés, all anyone needed to stay happy was a cup of whatever coffee was dumped into the machine and a
Kindness Kindness. The greatest fruit of the spirit may be love, but sometimes the most overlooked is kindness. What does kindness even mean? The dictionary
Most Church Members Aren’t Friendly The Lent and Easter season brings new faces to church for so many different reasons. Some are there to refocus, some are new to
3 Ways to Join the Easter Visitor Follow-up Conversation Judging by the incredible response we had to our recent Easter Visitor Follow-up webinar, it’s clear that many churches are realizing the great opportunity—and
5 Things You Need to Know to Prepare for Easter Visitors Now Did you know that, according to Google Trends, more Americans search online for the word “church” around Easter than at any other time of
How a Church Became a Community Hub During a Disaster Michael Elsdon, Community Life Pastor at the Okotoks Evangelical Free Church in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada, was just learning the church’s new church management software, Fellowship One,
What Churches Can Learn from the “Top 100” At ACTIVE Network Fellowship One, we’re not fans of a one-size-fits-all blueprint for church org structures, or cookie-cutter replication of churches. We believe each church has
‘Tis the Season for Giving Statements Everybody’s busy closing the books on 2014. For churches that means preparing and sending annual giving statements. If you’re still sending statements through the
5 Things Your Campaign Consultant Should Never Say – Guest Post by Lamar Slay Many churches enter a building project unprepared for what lies ahead. Horror stories abound about church construction projects that result in division within the