It’s June—the month when summer officially arrives—which means it’s time to start thinking about hayrides and pumpkin spice lattes! Hooray!
Erm, have you lost your mind, Kelley? Nope. I haven’t.
What I have lost is my enthusiasm for planning crazy-busy seasons when said seasons have already arrived aaaaaand I suspect you feel the same way. So, rather than waiting until September to talk about fall kickoff, we thought it made a whole lot more sense to talk about it in June. This way, you’ll have a fighting chance of strategizing, planning, and prepping well in advance of the ramp-up.
In addition to our ginormous (and growing) collection of ready-to-use social graphics, our new Courageous Storytellers content this month includes:
- A webinar with J.D. Greear that explores the missional vs. attractional debate (one you might find yourself having if your fall kickoff is event-driven)
- Tips for communicating fall without creating noise.
- A checklist of communication pieces and channels to review in the fall.
- Creative ideas for inviting people back to church after summer break; nonthreatening, on-campus events for the fall; and ways to meet new folks out in the community.
- Everything you ever wanted to know about how to do a bulk mailer the “right” way.
- A primer on how to release creativity in a brainstorming session.
- Tips for putting together a hassle-free (sorta) small group registration process.
- Ideas for building momentum toward your fall kickoff activities.
- A new way to think about events at your church (from a former theme park director!).
- A no-stress approach to event planning.
Courageous Storytellers is a rapidly expanding library of ridiculously practical resources for church communicators who need help. Each month, we focus on a specific topic we know church comms tend to wrestle with. Learn more today.
