Methods and ideas for getting first time visitors to return to church. How to get folks to come the second time. It is more than just feeding the flock it is leading the flock. Many things that hinder a church from growing are management things

#71 A Connection Card that Works

Dec 20th, 2019 36m 7s

CONNECTION CARD VS VISITOR CARD- Why Connection Cards are so much better! CONNECTION CARD VS VISITOR CARD What is the difference between a visitor card and a connection or communication card? There are actually several differences. You design a

#74 – Amazing Announcements and Better Bulletins [Podcast]

Jul 26th, 2018 15m 54s

We want to talk today about a very important topic that has to do with all of our announcements and bulletins and some of those things. I’ve got one of our little bulletins right here, I’ll go through this in detail in just a moment. Somebody s

#73 Mothers Day Ideas

Apr 23rd, 2018 23m 20s

We want to talk about Reaching Young Families through Mother’s Day. We’ll go through some different things like giveaways but the most important thing is what we call the “Wow!” First of all it’s very important to understand that we can, and ne

#72 Webinar Podcast- How to Bring in Young Families When You Don’t Have Many or Any!

Jan 24th, 2018 30m 30s

It’s webinar time! Well, it’s almost webinar time. We have less than two weeks until our “How to Bring Young Families into Your Local Church When you Don’t Have Many or Any” webinar. This podcast is all about the upcoming webinar. This training

#70 An Inside Look at an Effective Christmas Eve Candlelight Service [Podcast]

Dec 9th, 2017 35m 34s

Most of us have attended or conducted at least one Christmas Eve Candlelight Service. Many of us have attended several. They’re tradition. They’re beautiful. Are they effective? To define effectiveness, you first have to define a goal. Without

#69 Digital Impact Without a Church Website [Podcast]

Nov 29th, 2017 24m 1s

Many churches have an old, outdated website that the current pastor and staff cannot edit. This can be due to lack of passwords or lack of knowledge. Many more do not have a website, at all. These churches need help to reach out and be relevant

#68 How to Have an Excellent Nursery [Podcast]

Nov 7th, 2016 41m 2s

If you want to reach new young families, you will need to have an excellent nursery. Corner cutting and sloppy management will ensure that your “first time visitors” are not coming back. No parent wants substandard care for their children. You

#67 Mother’s Day Ideas [Podcast]

Apr 27th, 2016 37m 21s

These Mother’s Day ideas can help your local church have the best attended service of the year. Make sure you are ready with this powerful training audio and accompanying FREE cheatsheet download. Join Mike Holmes and Caleb Schultz, along with

#66 Smart Email for Churches [Podcast]

Jan 12th, 2016 28m 50s

Listen now to Smart Email for Churches. Click the button above to begin listening. Learn how to be smart with your email strategy in your local church. Use this powerful tool to your church’s advantage. Here are four tools you can use to enhan

#65 Smart Facebook for Churches [Podcast]

Jul 11th, 2015 43m 53s

Why should a church use Facebook? What is Smart Facebook for Churches going to teach you? What are some practical ways to use this social media giant for the cause of the local church? Learn more by listening to this teaching podcast by the Rea

#64 Making Great Church Announcements [Podcast]

Jun 5th, 2015 33m 50s

Show notes: Amazing Sundays are fueled by passionate and relevant leaders who are making great church announcements! Don’t let this vital part of your church’s ministry get push to the back. Proper planning and preparation are required to get

#63 Long Obedience Pays Off [Podcast]

Apr 10th, 2015 22m 22s

I have been overwhelmed with blessings. Here is how it happened. There is great benefit to being faithful over the years. In this podcast it is described as “long obedience in the same direction”. Pick a good strategy and stick with it. Long ob

#62 Progress Bar for Spiritual Development

Feb 26th, 2015 28m 20s

Of all the things that a local church does, spiritual development should be very near the top of the list. Even though it is a high priority it often goes undefined and not properly mapped out. This podcast will help a church leader to develop

#61 Good Church, Great Church [Podcast]

Jan 15th, 2015 27m 19s

This podcast is about the three core actions that drive every program at a ReachKeep church. They help make a great church out of a good church. Having a filter, through which you can run every budget item and every calendar item, is extremely

#60 Lifetime Value of a Sunday School Kid [Podcast]

Nov 19th, 2014 34m 21s

What is the lifetime value of a Sunday School kid? How can churches better manage this powerful and potentially lengthy relationship? What is the value to parents? the local church? the community? This podcast covers the flow of children thr

#59 Seven Steps to Recruiting Volunteers [Podcast]

Oct 11th, 2014 26m 18s

This is a podcast that helps with the 95/5 problem. I am sure you are familiar with 95% of the the work being done by 5% of the people. This may really ring true if you have been one of those on the 5% side! While many of us have been more th

#58 Getting Church Workers to Come Early on Sundays [Podcast]

Sep 5th, 2014 27m 22s

The purpose of this podcast is to help churches that may be struggling with workers who are arriving late. Every person and every organization will have some problems with punctuality. From time to time we all will struggle in this area, but if

#57 Refreshing Your Church Systems [Podcast]

Jul 28th, 2014 30m 49s

[SHOW NOTES] Purpose of this podcast is to show application of the 8 concepts in the Back-to-Church/Back-to-School Training Package. This podcast, Refreshing Your Church Systems, covers discussion of how one church is working on implementing th

#56 Food and Church Growth [Podcast]

Jun 28th, 2014 26m 42s

Growing a church and attracting young families into a Bible-believing environment may take some new approaches these days. The old fashioned Word has never changed, but our parking lots have. No more hitching posts needed; close-in paved parki

#55 Creativity and Church Leaders [Podcast]

May 17th, 2014 30m 50s

How can local churches can foster life-long learning and creativity? As a leader, do you have the desire to continue to learn and get better at doing what you do? Does your budget or your calendar curb your creativity? Which of theses three cre

#54 Dennis Fountain Interview [Podcast]

Feb 22nd, 2014 30m 13s

Show Notes- Dennis Fountain Interview Dennis Fountain was interviewed in October of 2013 at the Wilson Creek Baptist Church near Springfield, MO We talked about the importance of relevance in the community. Moses Lake Baptist Church has many yo

#53 Five Things to Attract Young Families to Church [Podcast]

Feb 7th, 2014 33m 8s

Here are five powerful tips to help your church reach and keep young families. Attracting young moms and dads takes some work. We are excited to share a few things to make it easier. Learn the five things that attract young families to your chu

#52 Graphic Excellence-Brett Blaise Interview [Podcast]

Jan 14th, 2014 24m 16s

Church Leader: Is your printed materials, signage and website a reflection of our great God or does it tell people something else? Join ReachKeep.com’s interview with Brett Blaise, church planter and graphics artist. This interview was conducte

#51 Middle School Advice- Donovan McNew Interview [Podcast]

Nov 22nd, 2013 16m 7s

ReachKeep.com brings you innovative ideas from this veteran youth worker. Donovan McNew’s experience with student ministries is very extensive. His long lasting influence with teens and their parents is a testimony to the value he places on de