Gerry True

Gerry True serves as the communication arts pastor at Oak Hills Church where he currently leads four teams of artists who use their creativity in communication, production, worship and technical arts. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his beautiful wife Karen and two delightful leaders-in-the-making kids, and you can follow him on Twitter at @GerryTrue.

Gerry True's Posts:

How to Do Church Service Planning in Advance
August 5, 2015

How to Do Church Service Planning in Advance

What would it be like if you didn’t feel the pressure of last minute changes in your church service? Planning can make life very different.

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Leading Up: How to Move Your Church Leadership Forward
May 11, 2015

Leading Up: How to Move Your Church Leadership Forward

Leading up is a way to move your church leadership forward even when you're not the boss. You propose solutions, you build trust, you clear the way.

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Personal Boundaries: How to Stay Sane & Work Better
January 26, 2015

Personal Boundaries: How to Stay Sane & Work Better

Sometimes we fall into a habit of allowing the work to control us instead of us controlling the work. Personal boundaries can help you be more productive.

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Setting & Enforcing Communication Boundaries
October 1, 2014

Setting & Enforcing Communication Boundaries

As church communicators, we need to create and enforce boundaries within the church staff. Otherwise, last-minute decisions become the norm and productivity will be continually halted by detours.

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The Church Communication Ego: How to Keep It in Check
September 17, 2014

The Church Communication Ego: How to Keep It in Check

It’s not easy to keep ego in check. Even in the church. Here's how you can disarm it: Embrace humility, be teachable and submit to the Spirit's leading.

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If You Can’t Change Your Church Won’t Change
May 14, 2014

If You Can’t Change Your Church Won’t Change

Being teachable is essential if we are going to help our churches make progress. Learn how to embrace change.

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Design Basics: 3 Ways to Put People Over Projects
March 5, 2014

Design Basics: 3 Ways to Put People Over Projects

You don't want to be the pushy, controlling, opinionated or overbearing designer. Here are three ways to put people over projects.

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Design Basics: Help! My Pastor Pushed Me Down the Revision Rabbit Hole
February 10, 2014

Design Basics: Help! My Pastor Pushed Me Down the Revision Rabbit Hole

How to develop an effective design process that results in more successful projects, fewer delays and happier pastors.

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Triumphing in the Face of Pushback
September 18, 2013

Triumphing in the Face of Pushback

Pushback can grind you down. Gerry True talks about how to overcome, a topic that will be covered at the Certification Lab in October.

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