Ekklesia 360

If you’ve ever been in a room of software or developer geniuses, you know how intimidating tech talk can be. It’s full of acronyms and nicknames: AJAX, dither, cache, HTML tags, and it goes on and on. It can almost feel like they’re speaking a foreign...

Are you on the edge of boredom or burnout? You know the old joke, “What’s the opposite of ennui?” The answer is the horrible pun, “off-we.” It’s important to keep focused on your job, but sometimes you just have to mix it up a little and find a new...

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...

What do you call a dinner party when everyone brings a dish to share? In the Midwest, I’ve heard it called a potluck. Or a “dish-to-pass.” Or a “Jacob’s join.” No matter what name you tack on the invitation, it’s all the same idea––bring what you can,...

Does your church have that one person who’s always walking around with a clipboard? I imagine a woman with rhinestone glasses and a cute cardigan. We all like her, but we all run and hide when we see her coming. 

We all know she’s going to ask us to do...

Meeting new people and going to new places can be intimidating. Once you’ve introduced yourself to someone, that first interaction is crucial. Whether it was a great conversation, an uncomfortable situation, or somewhere in between––first impressions...

If you're like most North American churches, your sermons are one of the most important parts of your weekly service. It's important to your staff, to your congregation, and, hopefully, to the broader community.

You put a lot of work into planning a...

Recently, we gathered some of the key churches in the Houston area for a roundtable discussion on church communications. The group was made up of church communicators, a lead pastor, and an administrative pastor. Each one was looking to gain insight to...

"A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight and understanding." -Marshall McLunhan

To give church leaders more insight and understanding, we are excited to announce the release of an Analytics Dashboard for Ekklesia 360!

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