Hack the way mission gets done in the church…
The mission of the Mission Committee is to increase everyone’s participation in giving back. But in most churches, the mission committee is LIMITED in what it can accomplish because it is focused on its own series of events and special offerings, and hobbled by the time constraints of […]

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They’re all over the web: ”Live Chat Now,” ”Chat Now with a Customer Service Rep.”
I put one on my company’s www.sundaysoftware.com website and my customers really like it.
I work in front of my computer every day, so it makes sense for me to be available to “chat now” with people who are visiting my site, looking for […]

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This little light of mine, I’m not going to let it shine….
1.  Install Motion Switches in Church Bathrooms. This idea comes from raising three daughters, none of whom could turn off a bathroom light to save their life. I replaced the standard switch with a rotary timer switch they could turn to get up to […]

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By now everybody knows of the BIG SAVINGS when you change your old lightbulbs out for new “CFLs” …compact flourescent lights. But did you know that some of your old flourescent FIXTURES may need to be replaced too? 
According to the US Department of Energy website, newer flourescent fixtures have newer technology in them that is […]

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This “Green Jesus” blog thread in sundayresources.net is devoted to Green Issues. I’m not a hemp wearing tree-hugger, but I do think we could all be doing a lot more politically, personally, and institutionally as Christians to protect, better share, and enjoy God’s creation. 
Your church facility and programming not only impacts the environment negatively, it spends money doing it. […]

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All systems tend to run out of steam. In physics, this law of thermodynamics is called “entropy.”  Happens in human systems too. In physics, all that’s required is some additional amount of energy to maintain the same output (”work”). But in human systems, renewing our enthusiasm and energy for something is a little more complicated. […]

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Back Door = The door your members use to slip away from the congregation.
If you suddenly stopped showing up, would anybody notice? More importantly, would anybody do anything about it? You’d like to THINK so. But our last three church experiences answer that question with an unfortunate “no.”
The Wide Open Back Door…
We attended one church […]

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This is another installment in my “On the Lam” blog. The following is another post about something important I learned the hard way. I hope you can use these observations to improve your church’s ministry.
The Wide Open Side Door…
Sidedoor = the one visitors exit through.
After leaving the church where we had been members for 10 […]

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It’s hard enough to get people to visit your website and church, WHY O WHY give them a reason to leave?  Why give members and visitors a reason to think you’re “rinky dink” ??
Yet, that’s exactly what many church websites do…. stuff they shouldn’t.  As I type this, we’re in the process of selling our house. […]

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Some churches are using Blog software, such as Wordpress, to create their church website. Consider the main page of Sunday resources.net for example. It could be your church’s website.
Wordpress is free from www.wordpress.org   Your internet service provider MOST LIKELY already has it available for installation on your server.
There are a number of reasons you might […]

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