Connect=Communication

This Sunday is connect Sunday at Christ Church. I'm very excited. This Sunday all of the respective ministries will set up tables with information on every program they will roll out this fall, and advertise volunteer opportunities. For me, that means that we will have the monthly parent newsletter, 3x5's of the new Wednesday Night series advertising the kick off party on September 3rd, 3x5's with a summary of what is happening the rest of the year, two calenders and an informational packet on the ski trip we are taking in JANUARY. This has been a great process for me. Having to advertise this stuff in August means that it has to be planned a few months in advance. If we don't plan this stuff in advance, we can't communicate it in advance. How do you kill a youth ministries effectiveness? Don't tell people what you're doing until the last minute. To connect people to our ministry, we've got to communicate what is happening in the youth ministry to them. Parents want their kids involved, they just got to know what's going on. This second great thing about getting stuff planned to roll out in August is that you have more time to put it together. I want all of our programs to have a level of exellence to them. The better they are, the more effective they are. So, now we have the entire fall/winter on paper, to put in the hands of our parents and students, and now all we have left is to execute it.