Ekklesia 360

The Lord will guide you always;

he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land

and will strengthen your frame.

You will be like a well-watered garden,

like a spring whose waters never fail.

Isaiah 58:11

Running the brand and communications of the church on a weekly basis is similar to running a race. You’re working toward a finish line: Sunday. The congregation is like a home team crowd, and they want you to win. They want to know what’s going on in the...

You’ve heard the adage since you were a kid: “Many hands make light work.” You learned in a job setting that this doesn’t just apply to people. There are so many types of software and tools out there that make communicating a heck of a lot easier:...

Disregard is an ugly habit––and it sneaks into the workplace in unsuspecting ways. Even in strong church leadership teams, not being considerate of each others’ time is all too common. With many events and member groups to tend to, campaigns to manage,...

When I travel, I always ask two questions: “Where are the best donuts?” and “What’s a good church to try?” The donut question never fails to get a lively conversation going -- I usually end up with several solid suggestions, directions, flavors to try,...

Aren’t you glad we don’t have to churn our own butter or make our own candles? And we even have electric lights! The best way to tell people the news used to be a town crier and a handbill tacked up in the village square. Pastors used to have to ride on...

You know how it is: We’re all going along, minding our own business, looking stuff up, maybe even working, and then, blam! BuzzFeed! Twitter buzzes, Pandora plays an ad, the microwave beeps. “Squirrel!”––anything can be a distraction. Visitors to your...

Every process in your ministry has what we call a “path”––a direction or trajectory you’d like your congregation to follow.

For example:

• Your new visitors experience many stages of the church welcome.
• You probably have a "new members" class or offer...

What’s the least interesting thing to take a picture of? I’m not sure what that answer is, but my favorite Instagram account tackles uninteresting subjects in a beautiful way. The New York Public Library (@nypl) takes pictures of old card catalog cards...

A grocery store doesn’t go through the trouble of planning a big sale––with markdowns, promotions, and increased inventory––only to hope it goes unnoticed by the neighborhood. They want everyone to see the value in their groceries, understand their...