by churchhires | Oct 25, 2016 | events and holidays
Anyone who has ever thrown a party or event of any kind knows there’s a lot of pressure to do the thing that everyone will like. Should it be inside or outside? Should there be music or no music? Should there be food or just appetizers? Will someone be offended if we...
by churchhires | Aug 6, 2016 | volunteers
it’s easy to expect too much About five years ago I sat in a meeting where we discussed a failing event. It was a Sunday evening family event, that we had hosted once a month for about five years and the attendance had started to decline. People had been there and...
by churchhires | Jul 24, 2016 | leadership
In a recent podcast episode, “reboot your small group strategy for the fall and finally make it awesome” we shared how a lot of churches might not have the most successful strategy in mind when it comes to their small groups. A typical small group focus is one where,...
by churchhires | Jul 8, 2016 | leadership
If you’ve been in church for any single calendar year, you know as well the rest of us that the summer season can mean quite the slump in attendance. It’s not uncommon for a church staff to do one hundred backflips on the side of the road to desperately attract...
by churchhires | Jul 1, 2016 | volunteers
it always comes back to people Any ministry leader with a thriving ministry will tell you how important volunteers are to making each and every experience “go.” You can have hundreds or thousands of people show up to an event. You can have the best lights and...