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Why words are more important than images in church communications

Yvon Prehn wrote 7 months ago: Words, not images, are what clarify meaning in our church communications. No matter what tools we us … more →

Tags: communication creation, What not to do, Christian writing, images vs words, power of words in church communication

4 ways to demotivate church communicators2 comments

Yvon Prehn wrote 8 months ago: Sadly secular offices are not only places people can be demotivated. I like to read secular office m … more →

Tags: church communication, Church Communication Leadership, Church Communication Management, Church communication teamwork, Hard tasks of church communication, What not to do, church office kindness, managing church communications, motivating church workers

5 ways to keep college freshmen out of your church

Yvon Prehn wrote 9 months ago: You know the group, the newly graduated from high school, the ones you are glad to see off to colleg … more →

Tags: Current Events, What not to do, church communications to college age, college age audience, Contemporary Communication

Don't let your people be destroyed by what you don't communicate

Yvon Prehn wrote 9 months ago: “. . . .my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I … more →

Tags: Bible Teaching Communications, Hard tasks of church communication, Church communicators and the Bible, Bibel motivation for church communicators, Bible Reading, Bible Viewpoint

What is the voice of your communications?

Yvon Prehn wrote 9 months ago: I’ve been listening, studying, considering a lot of videos recently as I work on a major renov … more →

Tags: What not to do, sound like Jesus, speak like Jesus, Christian speaker advice

Four guidelines for the challenge of ever-changing communication channels

Yvon Prehn wrote 9 months ago: At one time I thought technology would never get any better than the self-correcting typewriter and … more →

Tags: Social Media, multi-channel communications, church communication, Multi-channel communication, focus in church communication, changes in church communication

Bait and switch is not a tool for church communication--two sad examples of it

Yvon Prehn wrote 10 months ago: Though bait and switch most often refers to the retail realm, it can also apply in many other areas … more →

Tags: writing communications, Church Communication Leadership, Hard tasks of church communication, communication creation, Church Communication Management, bait and switch, baith and switch in Christian writing, misleading headlines, Misleading links

Why you don't need to share your personal life on Facebook2 comments

Yvon Prehn wrote 11 months ago: Though there are many wonderful ministry uses for Facebook and other social media–you DON … more →

Tags: Social Media, Forget Facebook, social media fast, Avoid Social Media, social media not necessary

Don't only master church communication technology—measure results1 comment

Yvon Prehn wrote 1 year ago: How is your church doing in technology? Did you finally get a church Facebook page and Twitter accou … more →

Tags: Church Communication Evaluation, church communication measurement, church communication evaluation, church com survey

The importance of complete church communications if you want people to connect with church events

Yvon Prehn wrote 1 year ago: If there is one thing that I think would change the destiny of the Christian church and make it far … more →

Tags: What not to do, church communication, details in communication, complete communication

What customer service confusion can teach us about communicating the gospel

Yvon Prehn wrote 1 year ago: I just finished a customer service interaction after several days of frustration, phone calls, incom … more →

Tags: What not to do, church communication training, Sharing the Gospel, church communications and customer service, church customer service, Evangelism, Witnessing, John 14:6, 1 Peter 3:15

What is your church all about? Your communications tell the truth.

Yvon Prehn wrote 1 year ago: What is your church about? Why do you do what you do? Many churches would answer by pointing to eith … more →

Tags: church communication, Church Communications, misleading communications, church slogans, church mission statements

Effective church communications is not easy, but help is always available

Yvon Prehn wrote 1 year ago: Church communicators have been entrusted with the words of eternal life. What we do in our communica … more →

Tags: Biblical Commentary, Communication motivation, Church Communications, church communication motivation, Biblical view of church communications

Our communications should build, give vision, provide tools for change

Yvon Prehn wrote 2 years ago: QUOTE: Though al-Qaeda could destroy, however, it could not build. In its unwillingness and inabilit … more →

Tags: Church communication teamwork, church communication, positive church communication, communicating about hell

Social media, it's just one more tool, not the savior

Yvon Prehn wrote 2 years ago: I just bailed out of participating in a social media survey. I started out wanting to be helpful, bu … more →

Tags: Communication motivation, Social Media, yvon prehn, church communication surveys, church communciation warnings, Social, survey flaws

Woman in wet t-shirt on church website and why a picture may say a thousand wrong words

Yvon Prehn wrote 2 years ago: Some churches baptize in rivers, some in cathedrals, here in CA we baptize in hot tubs. But without … more →

Tags: What not to do, website advice, Church Website, inappropriate content for church website, captions for images, Picture Worth 1, 000 words


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