If you want to know how to revive your church, and how to bring back the old members and bring in new members, we have provided a list of 5 effective ways to revamp and revitalize your church to bring in new faces, and keep old ones. There needs to be an effective outreach! Send out a special calling post message inviting members to an “Old School” party, with music for the older members, food, dancing and an overall great time! Reach out to the local Colleges and Universities and get students to participate in youth lock-ins or community service events that the Church is having. Dedicate one Sunday to have a “College Day” and allow students from local Colleges and Universities to wear their college paraphernalia. Older members…

[caption id="attachment_809" align="alignright" width="300"] Bunnie on the phone, smart phone and computer Getting The Word Out[/caption] Often we talk of “getting the word out.”  The bigger question for you to answer is WHY? WHY am I trying to reach people?  To get them to see my point of view.  To sell something. To get folks to participate/come to a special event.   To stop doing certain things. To persuade and convince.   And the list of reasons get more personal. WHAT was the last thing for which you tried to get the word out?  Maybe it was to convince a group of individuals to vote; or maybe it was to get certain folks to come out and hear a special presentation.   And maybe you are just trying to get the word out…

It’s time to do another blog – to send out a message to non-profit organizations and/or my church  friends –  to try and impart some of the techniques that I have learned over the past 40 years about "Getting the Word Out: Marketing Your Ministry." To get in the mood, I usually read through my book and come to a chapter, or a section that I think will resonate with people who take trying to grow their churches, their ministries and their businesses seriously. One good suggestion is to buy the book and read it.  No, buy two copies of the book and give the other copy to another trusted member of your flock asking them to help you with the project.  This will give you a partner from which to…