The ChurchArt Online Blog
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…
Read More >>
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…
Read More >>
How to Create a Prayer List for Church Newsletters
For a congregation and community, a church newsletter serves several important purposes. Broadly speaking, the newsletter informs, invites and inspires readers. (This is also true of church bulletins, which act as mini weekly newsletters filled with information.) One major aspect of that mission is to unite church members in prayer. Fellow Christians can lift up…
Read More >>
Sharing a Celebration of Life in Your Church Newsletter
Because congregations are essentially a family, church is an ideal place to observe people’s milestones and major life events. Personalized newsletter announcements accompanied by artwork and photos are a great way to honor a church member and to inform readers. Often the church newsletter has the privilege of sharing joyful occasions. Examples include births, baptisms, graduations, anniversaries and…
Read More >>
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…
Read More >>
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…
Read More >>
