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 | 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...
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...
