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Positive Promotions for Small Groups

Published on December 31, 2010 in Church, Communication, Small Group and Social media. 0 Comments

OK, after showing some examples of negative campaigns for church Small Groups, I came across some real positive ones that do a nice job of getting across the idea of what small groups are suppose to be!

Togetherness:

There are things you can’t do alone…

Have you found any good examples of positive promotions for Small Groups?

Negative promotions of Small Groups

Published on October 18, 2010 in Church and Small Group. 0 Comments

Why do people advertise small group with such negative video depictions? Don’t you want people to like small groups instead of confirming their fears that it’ll be a terrible experience?

Even some great churches go to great lengths to show what a terrible experience small groups are NOT supposed to be.

Of all the negative portrayals of small groups. This one really cracked me up. It’s too long for most church applications but is really pretty funny as a parody of The Office.

Steps for planning a team missions trip

Published on September 27, 2010 in Church, International, Missionary and Resource. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

Check List for Planning a Team Mission Trip:

___ Pray about if, when, and where to go.

  • The “where” is often determined by your personal or organizational contacts. If you don’t have contacts, check with a church missions board, a missions organization (Like YWAM, Teen Mania, Real Impact, ASELSI,  or someone who has gone on a team previously.)
  • Consider what kind of missions trip you would like to plan: evangelistic, construction, children’s ministry, medical, or a mix of several of these, etc. How many people would you want to have on the trip. I recommend starting with a smaller group of 8 to 15 and getting the hang of it before doing larger groups. Check with the hosting missionaries. They may have suggestions regarding team size.

___ Contact your church missions board or pastor to share your heart.

Developing a Facebook Policy

Published on September 11, 2010 in Church, Policy, Social media and Tools. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

Many organizations are making use of social media tools like Facebook. Whether you are a church, club, nonprofit or business, Facebook can be a great tool for connecting with people who are interested in your organization and already use Facebook.

If you want to build a presence on Facebook, here are some key questions and steps to take:

Plan

Ask these preliminary questions:

  • Why do I need a Facebook presence?
  • What do I want this to accomplish?
  • In one year, what would success on this project look like?

Ask yourself these administrative questions:

  • Who is going to keep the page updated?
  • Who will be administrator(s)?
  • Are they responsible enough to make “official”  organization responses?
  • Can they write well?
  • Have you checked in with Connections?

Develop a schedule: