Meetings, in one form or another are necessary. People working together on one project, with the same objective must coordinate. It’s not always practical or efficient for people to meet in person. In those instances conference and online calls make sense. Besides clear objectives and guidelines, a distraction-free environment matters, even for online meetings. With that, here are tips for online meetings.
[Read more…] about 7 Simple Tips For Online MeetingsReflecting On An Unusual Easter
2020 started with some corny Vision Sunday message titles. Not your church of course but others. Can I say that? ???????? Then after taking a peek what was happening in Asia, we touted the possible of churches not being able to gather ‘IRL’. While that was becoming a debate some cities and countries went into lockdown. In an instant the way we (mostly) ‘do church’ was shook. This brought us to an unusual Easter. Taking all this into account I offer some reflections from an unusual Easter.
COVID Reveals What Your Church Is About [Podcast #302]
When we are faced with challenges our true character comes through — so what has the COVID-19 challenge revealed about our churches?
Long time ChurchMag writer Chris Wilson shared this tweet with everyone that really got us thinking:
Covid is a revealing what the Church is about.
— Dan White Jr. (@danwhitejr) March 30, 2020
Some Churches: “How do we deliver an excellent product that people need every week?”
Other Churches: “How do we equip our people for loving their neighbors every week?”
Link: https://twitter.com/danwhitejr/status/1244724446251933698
So what has COVID-19 reveled about your church?
[Read more…] about COVID Reveals What Your Church Is About [Podcast #302]Beyond Numbers #01: Things That Should Keep Church Leaders Up At Night
Should ‘bigger’ be one of the things that should keep church leaders up at night? Bigger isn’t always better. I definitely don’t want a bigger waste line. I could pass on a bigger phone bill too. Somehow we have all bought into the concept of bigger solving all our problems. Bigger houses, bigger bank accounts. In the immortal words of Christopher Wallace, “the more money we come across the more problems we see.”
[Read more…] about Beyond Numbers #01: Things That Should Keep Church Leaders Up At NightFree Easter Social Media Content to Help Your Church Navigate COVID-19
Plans are changing rapidly for churches for Easter. The need for social media content to match these changes is increasing. So here are some free Easter social media images for your church from me to you!
[Read more…] about Free Easter Social Media Content to Help Your Church Navigate COVID-194 Pros (and 4 Cons) of Digital Payments From A Giver’s Perspective
I can still remember the day when Poland FINALLY got Apple Pay. I was surprised that we were so late as we had a robust contactless payment infrastructure. Before Apple Pay was announced there were other solutions around including Google Pay/wallet. I initially intended to use it as a backup plan to my usual payment systems but I soon found myself using it for everything. So I thought it would be useful to consider the advantages and disadvantages of digital payments from a giver’s perspective.
With the COVID-19 outbreak, many companies are looking at digital payment options and churches are considering digital giving solutions.
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