December is crunch time for many churches as special Advent and Christmas services and programs take priority. But managing the needed volunteers can be overwhelming. Smart Church Management offers helpful ideas. (Photo: Creative Commons)
Plan a special Christmas offering campaign
Christmas is a season of thankfulness and joy, when people have especially giving hearts. That makes it a great time for a special Christmas giving campaign to help your congregants experience the satisfaction of generosity. My Church Assistant tells you how. (Photo: Creative Commons)
No cozy ‘Merry Little Christmas’ here
RCL reflection, First Sunday in Advent, Year C. December 1, 2024. This week’s disquieting reading from Luke offers the opportunity to remind God’s people that Advent is about the present and future, not just the past. The Rev. Elisabeth Hartwell explores. (Photo: Creative Commons)
Enrich your Advent journey with a devotional
Advent begins Dec. 1. This year help enrich your and your church’s experience of Advent with a free online devotional. Teach your congregants how to access and use devotionals to draw close to God and find the Holiness of the holidays. Here are links to some good ones.
Tips to avoid overeating during the holidays
“The Holidays” refers to our culture’s five-week orgy of eating and drinking from Thanksgiving to New Years. It’s hard to avoid over-consuming, but there are strategies to keep in control, says University of Colorado Health. (Photo: Stephen O, Creative Commons)
The top 21 church online offering services
Adding online offering capability to your church can boost donations. But what company should you use? Church Tech Today looked at the top 21 and ranked them. Check it out. (Photo: Jhaymesisviphotography, Creative Commons)
Belonging, responding to the truth
RCL Reflection for Reign of Christ Sunday, Year B. November 24, 2024. Church year B ends with a reading from John’s Gospel where Jesus tells Pilate about his now-and-future Kingdom – a perfect text to explore how God’s Reign breaking in all around us. By Deacon Timothy Siburg.
December Toolkit: ‘Preparing for the Light’
“Advent – Preparing for the Light’ is the newsletter topic for your free December Stewardship Toolkit, which also includes RCL-based Stewardship Snippets. From SOLI. (Photo: Tiffany Whitehead, Creative Commons)….
Ride the wave of year-end donor generosity
Year-end is the one time of year when generosity seems to be a shared expectation and experience. Donors are primed. A year-end campaign can have a big impact on your ministry. From Horizons Stewardship.
Is fluoridated drinking water safe?
The controversial nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary has renewed the debate about adding fluoride to drinking water – which Kennedy suggests is harmful. What’s the truth? Harvard Public Health Magazine examines. (Photo: Creative Commons)
