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Brad Abare's Posts:
Aligned Incentives: Getting Everyone on the Same Page
Too often in our churches we're all pulling in a different direction. The congregation, leadership, and communication team all want something different.
An Uncomfortable Strategy for Communication and Life
Have you been working in the church sphere for so long that it's become comfortable? Do you still have a calling, recognize the outsider's perspective, or feel yourself becoming cynical?
You Might Need More Interruptions
Disruptions come and go, especially during this season. Imagine the extreme interruption Mary faced. But when God interrupts, the best response is yes.
Big Dreams for a Big 2017
When you turn 12, you learn it's time to grow up. Time to make decisions instead of choices. Here's what the CFCC team has dreamed and decided for 2017.
Stop Skipping Christmas
While you’re busy planning, creating and making the best Christmastime your church has ever experienced, don’t forget the birth of Jesus was for you too.
When Pastors Pull Rank
What do you do when your senior leader pulls rank and goes against your preferred vision? We've got four tips to get you through.
Church Communication Hero: Aimee Semple McPherson
She was an evangelist, radio pioneer, early experimenter in the production arts and founder of the Foursquare denomination. We explore lessons in the life of Aimee Semple McPherson.
How Churches Can Save the U.S. Post Office
The post office is in trouble. Everybody has their own solutions, but what if the church came to the rescue?
Church & Immigration: You’re Not From Around Here
In the midst of the on-going immigration debate, the Bible has a lot to say about welcoming the stranger. As communicators, how do our churches speak to this issue?
Veneer: Getting Beneath the Surface
We talk with Jason Locy and Timothy Willard, the authors of Veneer: Living Deeply in a Surface Society, about creativity, relevant church services and more.
Veneer: Living Deeply in a Surface Society
Required reading for anyone who has wrestled with the tension of living the life you want and living the life you live.
Jolt!: Get the Jump on a World That’s Constantly Changing
A new book from Phil Cooke tackles your personal roadblocks and helps you move forward with purpose. It's a jolt any church communicator could likely use.
What You Resist Persists
I've spent too much of my short life criticizing what I don't like. It doesn't work. Tell me what you're for, not against.
The Essence of Your Church
What is the essence of your church? What's the one big idea that sums everything up and communicates who you are as a body of believers?
Is Anyone Asking Your Story?
We're supposed to be prepared to give an answer. But is anyone asking? We need to create opportunities to communicate by getting out there.
