by churchhires | May 19, 2016 | leadership
It’s nice to live in a country where we are born with a voice in the leadership of our nation, but elections aren’t made of the same stuff they used to be. The issues are wilder than ever before, and the stakes are higher than ever. All of our Christian sensibilities...
by churchhires | May 12, 2016 | next gen
the “VBS circuit” There are very few events that I have seen church people put more energy into than a VBS style event. As I frequent church websites, I will often see information online about a VBS months and months and months in advance. I don’t...
by churchhires | May 5, 2016 | leadership
Everyone loves a good anachronism. Sure, less than ten percent of books purchased right now are printed versus digital, but we all have at least a book or two that we like to hold onto. Sure, over ninety-eight percent of music purchased in the United States of America...
by churchhires | Apr 28, 2016 | administration
My first meeting ever was a complete disaster. I had just joined a church staff at 18 years old as the Tech Director. I had many responsibilities involving technology, but the main reason I got hired was to build a new website for the church. When I was hired, there...
by churchhires | Mar 17, 2016 | next gen
Today, I’m going to tell you a story. It all started last summer in a tiny town in New Jersey. It was the week of Kid’s Camp and (gasp) we still took the kids from our church to sleep away camp. I know this idea isn’t as popular as in year’s past, but I wholeheartedly...