Posts Tagged ‘mistakes’

Everyone Makes Mistakes: Including Us
June 6, 2018

Everyone Makes Mistakes: Including Us

It makes sense to be upset over mistakes. What doesn't make sense is to assume that your mistake defines your worth.

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Church Communication Hero: Eleanor Roosevelt
May 29, 2018

Church Communication Hero: Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt is remembered for her many accomplishments, and few remember an embarrassing political stunt she pulled on her own cousin. We all make mistakes—the key is moving on.

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We All Make Mistakes: More Church Mistakes
May 14, 2018

We All Make Mistakes: More Church Mistakes

We're celebrating church communication failures because we all make mistakes. This time we're looking at several church mistakes from our contest.

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We All Make Mistakes: The Sign Pointing Two Different Ways
April 30, 2018

We All Make Mistakes: The Sign Pointing Two Different Ways

We're celebrating church communication failures because we all make mistakes. This time it's a temporary direction sign that points both east and west.

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We All Make Mistakes: The Accidental Email
April 16, 2018

We All Make Mistakes: The Accidental Email

We're celebrating church communication failures because we all make mistakes. This time it's an email intended for the pastor going to the entire church. Oops.

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We All Make Mistakes: Wrong Name at a Funeral
April 2, 2018

We All Make Mistakes: Wrong Name at a Funeral

We're celebrating church communication failures because we all make mistakes. This time it's the wrong name at a funeral. Yikes.

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We All Make Mistakes: The 60-Second Church Service
March 19, 2018

We All Make Mistakes: The 60-Second Church Service

We're celebrating church communication failures because we all make mistakes. This time it's PowerPoint that condensed the service to 60-seconds.

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We All Make Mistakes: The Typo of All Typos
March 7, 2018

We All Make Mistakes: The Typo of All Typos

We're celebrating church communication failures because we all make mistakes. This time around, a truly impressive typo.

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We All Make Mistakes: Typical Typo
February 12, 2018

We All Make Mistakes: Typical Typo

It's hardly a typical typo when it's in your mission statement and printed in thousands of annual reports. Oops. But we all make mistakes.

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We All Make Mistakes: Porn Star Poll
February 7, 2018

We All Make Mistakes: Porn Star Poll

A simple Facebook poll about chili gets a little awkward when the oh-so-wrong GIF is selected. But hey, we all make mistakes. Let's learn from them.

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We All Make Mistakes Contest
January 29, 2018

We All Make Mistakes Contest

Let's celebrate what we've learned from our church communication failures. Enter our 'We All Make Mistakes' contest and win a copy of You've Got This.

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We All Make Mistakes: The Mailer Mishap
January 29, 2018

We All Make Mistakes: The Mailer Mishap

Kelley describes an epic direct mail mistake she made. But you know what? It's OK. She told her pastor and moved on. Our mistakes do not define us.

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6 Ways to Overcome the Dreaded Church FAIL
September 23, 2015

6 Ways to Overcome the Dreaded Church FAIL

Just when you think everything is perfect, every typo caught and every detail correct, there it is: Church FAIL. We explore how to fix the fail.

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Let’s Learn Church Comm Together: Certification Lab
April 4, 2014

Let’s Learn Church Comm Together: Certification Lab

Church communication is a journey where we learn from our mistakes, but we don't have to do it alone. We can learn from each other, so let's do it.

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Church Communication Hero: Albert Einstein
March 31, 2014

Church Communication Hero: Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein is the greatest scientist of the 20th century and his breakthroughs offer lessons in imagination and creativity.

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