What we cover
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Every post sits under one subject. Browse the ones that match your week and skip the rest.
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Social media
Post wording, texting rules, newsletters, and the weekly rhythm a volunteer can keep.
Church announcement examples
Sixteen announcement examples across six categories, a four-part sentence formula, and where the list belongs in the service.
Church newsletter templates
A six-part monthly newsletter structure, two sample openings, and the subject-line, length, and send-timing rules.
Church texting
What a church should text and what it should never text, three messages to copy, and the consent, quiet-hour, and record-keeping rules.
Also Communicating a building project without losing the room Social media for a church with no media team
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Church growth
Receiving visitors, keeping members, and counting a congregation honestly.
A guest follow-up system one volunteer can run
How to capture guest information without a clipboard ambush, what to send on day 1, day 3, and day 10, and the two numbers that tell you whether the system works.
Measuring church attendance honestly
Why averages hide decline, how to count the same way every week, and a rolling window method that reports real attenders instead of flattering numbers.
Reaching a neighborhood without growth-industry tactics
Map the half mile around your building, find the four things a congregation can actually do there, and measure it without pretending a block party is a strategy.
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Worship and liturgy
Orders of service, the church year, Advent and Lent readings, bulletins that survive the copier.
Order of worship examples
Two complete orders of worship, what each element is doing, a timing guide for sixty to seventy-five minutes, and what to avoid.
Church bulletin templates
A seven-part page order for the weekly handout, three formats, the five-item announcement cap, and what to cut when the printer says you are over.
Church content calendar
A weekly posting rhythm, a sixty-minute monthly planning session, the seasonal overlays, and which channel carries what.
Also Advent readings
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Theology
Sermon preparation that starts in the text, doctrine summarized for an elders meeting, and the books worth shelf space.
Sermon ideas
Five series ideas, six single-text prompts, and a five-step method for turning either into your own outline. We do not write your sermon.
Does your church need an app?
The one thing an app does that a website cannot, what Tithely and Subsplash charge, a four-number test to run before you buy, and the theological objection worth taking seriously.
Protecting the data a church holds about its members
A church knows addresses, giving, children's allergies, and confessed sin. Who gets to see what, where counseling notes must never live, and the breach plan an elder board can write in an hour.
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Software and tools
ChMS, giving, texting, and scheduling reviewed with the tradeoffs named.
Choosing church management software without regretting it in a year
The three jobs a ChMS has to do, the export test that predicts your exit, verified July 2026 pricing for Breeze and Planning Center, and a migration order that keeps the office running.
Presentation and lyrics software that a volunteer can run on Sunday
ProPresenter, EasyWorship, OpenLP and FreeShow compared with July 2026 prices, the CCLI licenses you are legally required to hold, and the failure modes that show up mid-verse.
Website options for a small church, ranked by who maintains it
The five pages a church website needs, four hosting paths from free to a monthly fee, who owns the domain, and the launch order that gets a real site up in one weekend.
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Youth, kids, and groups
Games with rules and timings, VBS themes with doctrine, Bible study plans for households.
Bible study plans
Four reading plans, thirty days in John, twelve weeks in Ephesians, the Psalms in a month, and Genesis 1-11 in eight weeks, with a six-step way to lead any of them.
Vacation Bible School themes
Four five-day VBS themes with one doctrine per day, the planning principles, the safety rules, and follow-up for visiting families.
Youth group games
A five-part shape for the midweek night, five low-prep indoor games, active games for a gym or field, and the guardrails that protect students.
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Liturgical calendar
The church year for 2026 and 2027 with dates, seasons, and colors, plus a calendar file you can subscribe to.
Templates
Bulletin and post packs
Bulletin layouts, announcement wording, and social post starters. Files ship to the early-access list.
Software reviews
Church software
ChMS, giving, texting, Bible study, and scheduling compared with the tradeoffs named. Our own apps sit beside their rivals, labeled.
Church register and ministry jobs
Church register
224 churches nationwide. Every address, phone, and service time traces to the church's own site.
Ministry job board: no roles are open right now. Posting is free and every listing is reviewed before it publishes. See the board