Almost two years into the ministry of Midwest Christian Retreats and blogging, I have to say it has been a joy to write these entries and its been very beneficial to our ministry. Blogging has never been appealing to me personally, but for ministries it offers churches opportunities to extend their reach outside their four walls, events to live on after guests depart, and organizations to collaborate...     Continue Reading | Leave Comment

Planning an event is a big process, especially that last few weeks leading up to an event, there are a number of time-sensivitve tasks that all need to be finalized at once. A big task you need to keep on your radar screen throughout the planning process and try to wrap up ahead of time if possible is registration...     Continue Reading | Leave Comment

One of the most understated facts about a Christian Conference Center are all the other ministries that are supported or benefit from the operation of the facility. Denominational properties are especially supportive of initiatives for youth ministry, training for leaders, and missions. Often times the property may simply provide some little things like housing for a missionary who is home to raise funds. Things that are often overlooked are things like the ability to market events or the collective knowledge and lessons learned by a property and shared with other ministries. For example, a conference center maintenance team that goes out to help a church re-build after a flood or a place to train pastors who are going out to plant churches. Our network shares staff and buying power so we can provide better services to groups without driving up the rates. One of the biggest plusses in bringing an event to a Christian property is we are in ministry just like you...     Continue Reading | Leave Comment

I got this idea from a guy I respect quite a bit, both as a Christian and a marketer. Maurilio Amorim wrote What's your church's first message on his blog last week. He uncovered some flaws in the way that we act that are contrary to what we say...     Continue Reading | View Comments (2)