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How to Properly Exit a Staff Member From Your Church

By ChurchArt Team | August 11, 2022

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 

By ChurchArt Team | June 6, 2022

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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VBS Promotion Guide for your church

Creative Tips to Promote VBS in Your Community 

By ChurchArt Team | April 22, 2022

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

By ChurchArt Team | March 23, 2022

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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How To Create A Prayer List In Your Church Newsletter

How to Create a Prayer List for Church Newsletters

By Newsletter Newsletter Team | March 3, 2022

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…

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Sharing a Celebration of Life in Your Church Newsletter

By Newsletter Newsletter Team | January 21, 2022

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…

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