The New Year brings new opportunities for your church as well. Take a look at how to ensure you are on a path to starting the year off right by following these three steps. The post How to Start Off the New Year Well appeared first on Church Revelance ..read more

As a worship leader, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, alone, and burdened by your responsibility to lead your congregation. A conference designed to encourage and uplift you can help. Find the best 2020 worship leader conferences here. The post Top 9 worship leader conferences for 2020 appeared first on Church Revelance ..read more

As the end of the year approaches, now is the perfect time to start thinking through evaluations, and focusing on this year’s mission work is a great place to start. Mission work is one of the tools your church can use to spread the Gospel and make disciples. By evaluating this work at your church, you’ll be better equipped to engage in effective mission planning for 2020. The post 2020 Mission Planning: What To Do Now For An Effective Year Of Outreach appeared first on Church Revelance ..read more

Coke or Pepsi? Whichever camp you fall in, there’s no denying the power of a content marketing campaign. A few years ago, I was on a church youth trip when we stopped in at a gas station. The majority of the students left that gas station with a bottle of Coke in hand. They didn’t all just love Coke, but because Coke had recently launched its “Share a Coke” campaign, the students loved finding their names on the bottles. They shared pictures on social media, visited Coke’s website, and it became somewhat of a theme for the trip. Coke had found a new, engaging way to content market. While that ..read more

Missionaries returning home often experience reverse culture shock — when an individual or missionary returns home after spending an extended period of time in a different culture and has difficulty readjusting psychologically, emotionally, physically, and culturally. Reverse culture shock is something all churches should be aware of in order to best serve their missionaries who return home. The post 3 Tips for Churches to Serve Returning Missionaries appeared first on Church Revelance ..read more

Christmas — it’s the most wonderful time of year, but also one of the busiest. Christmastime in the church usually brings special services, outreach opportunities, and celebrations galore. Adding a church office Christmas party to that mix can feel overwhelming, but it can also be a great way for your team to step back from […] The post Planning a Church Office Christmas Party appeared first on Church Revelance ..read more

Teaching gratitude is foundational to raising children who become disciples of Christ. According to a professor at Harvard, “in positive psychology research, gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness. Gratitude helps people feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve their health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships.”  If gratitude has this […] The post 3 Ways to Teach Children Gratitude appeared first on Church Revelance ..read more

When I was working as a church communicator, I distinctly remember walking into my office on a Monday morning, shutting the door, and then just staring at the dashboard in my project management software that served as my weekly to-do list. I knew I needed to get started tackling those tasks, but instead, I just […] The post Is Your Church Communicator Overwhelmed? appeared first on Church Revelance ..read more

Pastor Sam Choi shares his ministry journey and explains how expectations often differ from reality. His story is one of a transition from idolizing ministry and wanting to prove himself to integrating his family into his ministry and achieving a healthy balance, which he feels has empowered their church plant in the community. He now sees that evolution as part of God’s plan to help us grow in our ministry. The post Lessons from Seminary and Church Planting with Pastor Sam Choi appeared first on Church Revelance ..read more

Ministry leaders who are focused on the Lord and on the work set before them will continually be working on personal growth, too. However, personal growth is not always a one-person show. As a leader, you have the opportunity and responsibility to come alongside your ministers and nurture them towards growth and maturity. This means […] The post Four Qualities to Nurture in Ministry Leaders appeared first on Church Revelance ..read more