Communicate Church: A Fishhook Podcast

Church leadership and attenders engaging in collaborative change is required for any church to make significant progress forward.

Pastor Rick Thiemke discusses the importance of community networking as a local pastor.

Pastor Chris Philbeck describes the process of dreaming of, creating and communicating through the transition of adding a new service.

Pastor Chris Philbeck discusses how to reverse the trend of declining frequency of church attendance by creating moments of momentum to keep people engaged with the mission and vision of the church.

Hear about how pastors and staff can approach their churches can assess their culture and implement change in a change averse culture.

Hear about how pastors and staff can approach their churches and communities as a missionary.

In the local church, the weekend keeps coming! When one event or service is done, we're often so quick to jump back on the treadmill to the next thing, that we miss an opportunity to learn or improve. Weekend Services Pastor for Northview Church, Greg Wallace, talks about creating a healthy process for evaluating worship services/events and communicating the results. Open discussion and permission to critique, while avoiding blame or personal attack, is critical to learning from our mistakes. Additional Resource Dead Ends: Autopsy of an Event Fail: https://www.fishhook.us/blog/rest-in-peace-ice-cream-social-dead-ends-autopsy-of-an-event-fail

Leaders in the church can sometimes be overly "nice" in order to avoid conflict or because it feels more Christ-like, but Greg Wallace shares with us that your staff and volunteers can't achieve success unless you "define the win" for them. As Weekend Services Pastor at Northview Church, Greg talks with Evan about saying what needs to be said with clarity and kindness. Additional Resources Dirty Jobs: When Leadership Gets Messy https://www.fishhook.us/october-2015-webinar

As a self-proclaimed introvert, author/blogger Tracy Bray shares stories of people she meets while living full-time on the road in an RV with her family. In this episode of Communicate Church, Tracy talks about the importance of knowing who you're writing for in order to remain genuine and authentic, and the danger of measuring your worth by your social media engagement. Find Tracy online at www.thervgoodlife.com Additional Resources Top 10 Writing Checklist: https://www.fishhook.us/writing-checklist Content Calendar: https://www.fishhook.us/content-calendar Blog Post Template Bundle: https://www.fishhook.us/blog/blog-post-bundle-5-free-templates

"You get a car!" Today, Evan talks with author/blogger Tracy Bray about her unexpected gift from Oprah, what it's like to be a "fulltime RV family" and how she built a following writing from the road before blogging was mainstream. Tracy shares tips for overcoming frustration in writing, how meeting new people shapes a story and how much transparency is healthy. Find Tracy online at www.thervgoodlife.com Additional Resources Top 10 Writing Checklist: https://www.fishhook.us/writing-checklist Content Calendar: https://www.fishhook.us/content-calendar Blog Post Template Bundle: https://www.fishhook.us/blog/blog-post-bundle-5-free-templates