ChurchArt Team
We love art, are passionate about helping churches create professional-looking communications and are a fun bunch of folks. With an in-tune creative director and a rock-solid team of artists, we will provide the art you’ll want to use, plus templates, puzzles and extras that make your job easier.
Choose colors to match your artwork in Microsoft Publisher
In a previous blog post, we explored how to spruce up your color palette for spring. To make your pages’ color scheme harmonious, use colors that match specific ChurchArt.com images that you’ve inserted into your publication. But how can you be sure you’ve got an exact match? With Microsoft Publisher it’s easy to find and use an…
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Ideas to Honor Your Church Volunteers
A church volunteer is a key component of any ministry. From members volunteering their time to prepare meals, teach Sunday school, build ramps, mow the church lawn, assisting in vacation Bible school to organizing church events, members sharing their talents and time help build a strong church community. As church volunteers can attest, sharing one’s…
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Kick off fall programming for Sunday school and small groups + a FREE flyer to use
As a new church-education season approaches, it’s time to consider effective ways to launch new classes and studies for people of all ages. With summer winding down and back-to-school season in full swing, schedules are shifting toward autumn. Every September, church pews fill up with more people, and the education wing bursts with energy. So,…
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How to Properly Exit a Staff Member From Your Church
Personnel shifts are common in all types of work settings, yet employee exits can be awkward or uncomfortable. This may be especially true in church settings, which some people consider to be more like families than businesses. Having a process in place will smooth out the path and make the experience less emotional for everyone…
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How to Create Effective Sermon Presentation Slides for Your Church
PowerPoint slides are no longer relegated to boardrooms and classrooms. Thanks to easy-to-use technology and the proliferation of screens, presentation slides have become valuable worship aids in many churches. Pastors and Christian education leaders use PowerPoint slides to display pre-service announcements, hymn lyrics, sermon notes, prayers, portions of the liturgy, communion distribution instructions, Bible study…
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Creative Tips to Promote VBS in Your Community
For many churches, vacation Bible school is a highlight of every summer. VBS programs teach and delight children, provide a wide range of fun volunteering opportunities and help create vibrant faith and lasting memories. VBS also offers huge outreach potential for your church and its neighboring community. Parents and other caregivers seeking wholesome summertime activities…
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Attention-Grabbers for Church Newsletters
If you’re in charge of compiling or designing a church newsletter, that means you’re likely on the lookout for new, innovative ways to grab readers’ attention. After all, you have important news, updates and schedules to convey. And you don’t want any material from your newsletters or bulletins to get lost in the shuffle. These…
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Make Your Own Coloring Pages for Sunday School
When teaching Sunday school, one of our go-to staples to keep in our classrooms is coloring material. Almost every kid can be entertained for a few minutes with a coloring page, even if they end up just folding it or placing stickers on it. Waiting for someone who has texted you saying they are running late? Bring out the coloring pages. Have kids waiting for others to…
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Before You Hit Send: Must-Know Church Email Tips
Email and the internet have revolutionized church communication, allowing the pastor and other church staff instant, affordable access to the congregation. Whether you’re a multisite megachurch or a smaller church with a volunteer communication team, emails and websites are ideal for many tasks related to effective ministry. Some important uses include: sharing the church newsletter, informing congregants about an urgent or…
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Achieve Quality Results on a Tight Budget
With USPS first-class mail prices on the rise again, church newsletter budgets that are already tiny — or nonexistent — are feeling the strain. Even if your church is pinching pennies, the newsletter still can stand out, thanks to many available low-cost options. Let’s explore money-saving tips for each production step. CREATION Tip 1: Find an inexpensive or free program. Thankfully, you…
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