It’s that time again – a chance to write an article for SHRINK the church and win some awesome stuff! But, this time we are opening the contest to EVERYONE who is interested. So, if you’ve been itching to write for Stc (and win something cool) this is your chance!
According to a recent Barna study, teen participation in youth group is down across the board. I spent almost a decade working in youth ministry in the local church and this statistic does not surprise me and frankly, it does not bother me either.
Social media tools like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn for many church leaders have become a necessary evil, something they do because the latest church leadership conference or magazine tells them they should. Unfortunately, this attitude is the beginning of a bad relationship between the social media tool and its user.
Unlike the 1990s, the Internet is here and here to stay. At Stc, we believe that this modern marvel is the printing press of the 21st century, revolutionizing the way the Church does church and spreads the Good News. Obviously there are more than 64 uses of the Internet, help us expand the list by commenting below and we will update it.
This post is for the leader who knows the importance of good design but doesn’t know how to articulate and evaluate it. The following paragraphs are written with the goal of giving you a basic understanding of web design and strategy… a crash course in what matters.
Seminaries do a great job of corn-feeding the best theology and education to pastors and church leaders, but, they tend to skip the part about the business of running a church. Combine that with the ADD + OCD + Type A pastors that typically go along with a quickly-growing mega church setting and you’ve got yourself the perfect storm for staff burnout.
The word creativity fosters two images in my mind; Da Vinci painting the Mona Lisa and grilling rib-eye steaks. Da Vinci was the archetype man of the Renaissance, the poster child for creativity and way out of my league. No one is putting my doodles on the front of a medical book or artistic journal anytime soon.
We haven’t celebrated a Funny Friday appropriately around here for a while, but it is about time. For our latest installment, we present the Worst Christian Album Covers Ever (in no particular order), with captions. Please provide your own captions also, the funniest/wittiest submission will win mad props from Stc (big deal right?).
