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How to Invite Your Christmas Church Visitors Back for Easter

Posted by Joanna Gray

I love visiting new churches. I’m kind of a nerd about visiting different denominations and checking out new gathering spaces, or music and service styles.

While I have my favorites, and I definitely value my home church, there’s something really...

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Topics: Best Practices, Strategy

How to Lead Your Army of Volunteers with Your ChMS

Posted by Joanna Gray

I can’t help but picture the same situation every time we talk about coordinating volunteers for a church event: a woman with rhinestone glasses, a nice cardigan, and a slightly frazzled look upon her face as she scribbles on her clipboard.

The last time...

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Topics: Strategy, Featured, e360 ChMS

The Helpful Blog Posts You Loved Most in 2015

Posted by Joanna Gray

Twice a month, we gather ‘round our conference room and pore over notes and ideas to make our blog posts come to life. We talk to our customer advocates to see what our clients are actually asking about––and those questions usually become titles. We look...

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Topics: Strategy, Featured

Does Your ChMS Help Your Pastor, Or Hinder Your Ministry?

Posted by Joanna Gray

“Drawing a blank” is a natural part of life. We’re all human, and we all have lapses in memory or simple oops moments.

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Topics: Strategy, Ministry Insight, Featured, e360 ChMS

What Is the Value of a Custom Church Website Design?

Posted by Joanna Gray

Let’s set the record straight: your church website design should be a beautiful representation of your church family. But––above all else––the design of your website is a problem-solving tool. Visual design and aesthetics are important, but they’re...

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Topics: Design, Strategy, Featured

4 Ways to Make Your Church Content Festive This Season

Posted by Joanna Gray

6 months from now, our holiday memories will be a jumbled collection of stories: who burned the Turkey Day pie at grandma’s house, reuniting with the whole family on Christmas Eve, or getting snowed-in for New Year’s. We won’t remember tiny details, ...

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Topics: Best Practices, Strategy, Featured

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year––To Welcome Church Visitors

Posted by Joanna Gray

It’s officially closing in on Christmas––and we couldn’t be more excited for these busy, blessed, last few weeks! This is a season of being around loved ones, friends, and celebrating our faith in a way that is special and near to our hearts.

And while...

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Topics: Strategy, Featured

Dust Off the Mantle: Last-Minute Church Christmas Tips!

Posted by Joanna Gray

With just two weeks left until Christmas (eek!), you might be tempted to enter “panic mode.” Before you do––let’s take a deep breath.

Instead of running through your mental to-do list over and over again, stop for a moment and remember how much you’ve...

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Topics: Strategy, Featured

5 Reasons You Should Start Planning for Easter––Before Christmas

Posted by Joanna Gray

A baby learns to walk before she learns to run. She starts with a wiggle, then a crawl, then standing. It’s the natural cycle of learning and processing things in stages––progressively working to get better at something over time before you tackle the...

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Topics: Strategy, Featured

Are You Ready to Be a Multi-Site Church?

Posted by Joanna Gray

Whether it’s an upcoming vacation or a new phase of life, anticipation is a tough emotion to bear when we know we’re headed somewhere great.

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Topics: Strategy, Ministry Insight, Featured