Take 2 minutes to watch this short video and remember that because of all the hard work you are doing this Christmas season that heaven will be different.
With my love and prayers for all of you for a wonderful Christmas,
Yvon
FREE Christmas Communications Panic Pack–to connect visitors with your church and Jesus
No matter how stressed out and short of time you are, please take time to read this and download the free publications.
You've work really hard, you've invited people and in addition, tradition and culture encourages people to attend Christmas services.You will get a fantastic turn-out for your Christmas celebrations!
One study showed that though only 29% of people in America regularly attend service (international audience, please forgive, these statistics are for illustration uses only), 65% WILL ATTEND a Christmas church service!
Many people will come who have not visited your church before and who may not plan to come until next Christmas. The communication pieces you give them can make a difference in their eternal destiny--I know you are tired and probably stressed to the limit, but PLEASE take the time to connect them with your church and Jesus.
You don't have an excuse not to because the ones below are ready for you to print and use, PLUS THEY ARE FREE!
Please don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with them and to share Jesus!
I've shared many communication resources with you for Christmas (CLICK HERE to go to all of them) but if you aren't an ECC Member or just discovered this site here are three FREE PDF DOWNLOADS for you. At the end of this article is the link to the ZIP file. They are all ready-to-print and can be personalized on the back. If you want to create your own, use them for inspiration, but be sure you give to Christmas visitors these three communication pieces: [Read more...]
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4 ways to overcome the fear of being too pushy about Christmas evangelism
True story that prompted this blog:
As part of the process of planning their upcoming Christmas outreach, the communication team from a church, that will remain unnamed, asked me how they could get a better response from people who attended their Christmas outreach last year.
The presentation itself was not the problem. It was an almost Broadway-quality musical drama paired with a gourmet dessert buffet. Each night was full with visitors from the community and their response was enthusiastic.
But the following Sunday almost none of huge turnout for the Christmas program showed up for church and as far as they knew, nobody became a Christian because of the event, even though they did it as an evangelism outreach. Why, they asked me, didn't more respond? [Read more...]
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“What you win them with is what you win them to” a challenge to remember in holiday outreach
ed. note: On Monday, I shared a flyer that challenged you to tell people more about Jesus at your holiday events. I just found this related article and I hope you find the challenges in it useful. I don't want to sound like a Grinch in reminding you of the serious messages we need to communicate at this time of year and take away all the fun. But to paraphrase a challenge I heard years ago, "We will have all eternity to celebrate, now is the time to work." If being a Grinch causes one church to clarify the Christian message as they celebrate Christmas and if one more person comes to know Jesus it will be worth it.
As many churches plan their seasonal outreach celebrations, they often focus on putting on a big program for the co3mmunity. It could be a play, serious or humorous. It could be a concert consisting of anything from the choir presenting a formal choral arrangement to the music ministry doing a special seasonal musical to hosting a visiting Christian Rock group.
There is absolutely nothing inherently wrong with these events and if you follow the advice of Effective Church Communications and are conscientious about connecting with people at your events, explaining what is going on at the church, explaining the Christian faith, linking them to more resources, and inviting them back, these events can be effective ways to grow your church. But something else is going on that we need to consider if you want your event to have a positive impact on your congregation beyond the event itself because. . .
"What you win them with is what you win them to."
Seasonal events don't stand alone. How we celebrate them reflects both the core beliefs of the church and the effect of them on the spiritual growth of church members. [Read more...]
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2016 A bulletin insert or flyer to remind people of why Jesus is the reason for the Season
I cannot imagine the astonishment, bordering on horror, if Anna and Simeon (read their stories in Luke 2:22-38) who, like many devout Jews had spent their lives anticipating the coming of the Messiah if they could see how we celebrate his birth today and often Jesus.
It isn't only the secular world that is guilty of this.
Think about how your church celebrates Christmas. Many Christmas-related events that churches hold—singing carols, community outreach and gifts, children's programs—might sing some Christmas carols, and refer to Jesus briefly, but how many churches clarify the incredible meaning of God incarnate? Of the centuries of prophecies that foretold his birth? Not only that, but how many churches use this time as an opportunity to let people know that Jesus did not stay a baby, but that he grew up to become Savior of the world and if anyone in the church or visiting would like to know more about that, that the church has information, links, and classes, seeker groups and every imaginable resource to help them do that?
Enough piling on of guilt—here is a handout that you can use to help people realize that Christmas is the not the whole story, but only the beginning of the chapter of God come to earth in the person of Jesus to save people from their sins.
This handout is a start to help you church communicate that extraordinary message, you need to fill out the back with links you share about how to become a Christian and about upcoming activities at your church that designed to help people explore the Christian faith. [Read more...]
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