May
20
How To Quickly Find High-Quality Images to Use Anywhere
Posted May 20th, 2013 @ 7:26 AM by | | PrintFiled Under Resources
Finding the correct image for promotional materials, posters, bulletins, and the like is challenging. For example, when looking for the perfect photo for the young adults ministry, you envision a group of young students connecting in a Bible study setting. To begin your search, you type in “college students” to Google images and find students [...]
May
13
My computer sometimes feels a bit like my closet – there’s never enough space! Especially when storing photos and videos, I quickly fill up my computer’s hard drive. To create more space on my hard drive, I’ve started to store large files online using Dropbox – a free cloud-based storage service. Once I started using [...]
May
2
Learn About the Visitors to Your Website
Posted May 2nd, 2013 @ 11:26 AM by | | PrintFiled Under Resources
I work with college students at Baylor University, and at the beginning of the semester, one of the first questions I ask the new students is, “How did you end up here?” Some students share how they chose Baylor because their family has been Baylor Bear fans for generations, and others share how a friend [...]
Apr
30
Maintaining a Constant Online Presence
Posted April 30th, 2013 @ 10:33 AM by | | PrintFiled Under Resources, This we like!
We all know how social media is a powerful way to stay connected and engage those in our ministries. The challenging part about maintaining a social media presence is the need for steady and constant outflow of content. I have a Facebook page I created for my Bible study, and when I first started it, [...]
Apr
15
Use Surveys to Learn the Needs of Your Ministry
Posted April 15th, 2013 @ 6:55 AM by | | PrintFiled Under Resources
Knowing the needs of those in our ministries is important. We become more effective and reach more people when our offerings are finely tuned to our community – timely events, relevant bible studies, and appropriate responses to feedback.
SurveyMonkey provides a platform to ensure we are effective as possible – and that our community has a [...]
Apr
2
Creating a Coffee Shop Work Environment
Posted April 2nd, 2013 @ 7:06 AM by | | PrintFiled Under Resources, This we like!
We’ve all been there. We need peace and quiet in order to zero in and get work done, but it seems such environment is no where to be found. In a world of distractions, our focus is always being interrupted.
It’s challenging to find the perfect work environment. My favorite place to work and write is at a coffee [...]
Mar
11
Register to Attend the She Speaks Conference
Posted March 11th, 2013 @ 6:14 AM by | | PrintFiled Under Latest News, Resources
The 13th Annual She Speaks Conference is now open for registration and you are invited to attend! If you have a passion to share God’s Word through writing or speaking this just may be the conference for you.
When: July 25-27, 2013
Where: Concord, North Carolina
Cost: Main Conference $775/Pre-Conference Intensive Training $150
This is a life-changing three-day conference, [...]
Mar
4
Using social media is a perfect tool to generate awareness for your ministry’s events, connect participants together, and maintain excitement throughout the week. The challenge, however, is gaining a following on social media! While you can make annoucements on your Facebook page, it’s a genuine problem when people do not know to follow your page. [...]
Feb
11
Delegate Work to the Cloud- Part 2
Posted February 11th, 2013 @ 12:20 PM by | | PrintFiled Under Leadership, Resources
As we discussed last week, leaders are often stretched too thin. Delegating tasks not only relieves our stress but can also produce better results. Of course, part of the challenge is determining what to delegate – but equally important is making sure the person to whom we delegate is competent. Last week we discussed how [...]
Feb
4
Delegate Work to the Cloud- Part 1
Posted February 4th, 2013 @ 7:39 AM by | | PrintFiled Under Leadership, Resources
As we all know, an essential part of leadership is determining what is a good use of our time and what is not. Sometimes it’s more efficient for us to do certain tasks whereas sometimes delegating to others is more efficient. In ministry, time is often scarce, so we ought to continually ask ourselves whether [...]
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