Bill Tenny-Brittian

Fellowship time shouldn't be just for friends. Mix up the cliques! Make an effort to notice and include guests. No one should be standing or sitting alone. #Fellowship #Community

Discover your church's *real* reputation in the community this week. Join me this Thursday 10am. Here's the link : 📷Webinar Registration Link: effective.effectivechurch.co… #ChurchReputation #Community

From unknown to the best-known church in town in just two years. How did they do it? Learn the principles to make your church a beacon in your community. Join me this Thursday at 10 AM Central, Webinar Registration Link: effective.effectivechurch.co… #ChurchGrowth #CommunityImpact

Marketing for your advent series should have started yesterday. Titles should inspire, catch interest, communicate your sermon, and explain the personal value. Leverage your Facebook group for feedback! #MarketingTips #SermonPrep

Churches often get stuck in tradition. A door prize drawing—where contact info enters people for the drawing—is great. It's the church's #1 job to get visitor contact information. #ChurchGrowth #VisitorStrategy

The #1 question new churchgoers have? "Where's the bathroom?" Break the ice this holiday: door prizes & contact info swaps. Remember, no one stands alone; foster real connections. #ChurchGrowth #Community

Make a great first impression! Temporarily replace rotating greeters with your best people. Train ushers to offer seating assistance—it's a small touch that wows guests, especially during peak seasons. #Hospitality #CustomerService

Holiday hospitality is key! Between now and the New Year, expect more visitors, especially first-timers. Put your best foot forward by knowing how to leverage cultural traditions to welcome them. #Hospitality #FirstTimers

People avoid church, but everyone needs solutions. Meet them where they are. Spend more time with the unchurched—they're the lost sheep. Solve their problems, and they might just show up. #Faith #Community

This video highlights the need to make disciples. It does so by promoting outreach and clarifying the aims of ministry. How can one practically live this out? #Discipleship #Ministry

Measuring the right metrics is vital, especially when a church aims to make new disciples. What gets measured, gets managed—and ultimately, achieved. Join me Thursday at 10 AM Central Webinar Registration Link: effective.effectivechurch.co… #Discipleship

When starting a ministry, it's crucial to set SMART goals: specific, measurable, aggressive (or achievable), realistic, and time-bound. These goals provide a clear direction and help measure success. Know what you're trying to achieve specifically. #ministry #SMARTgoals

The mission is to make disciples, not just entertain or fill seats. Pastors and church members should share their faith in the neighborhood. Design your ministry, sermons, and worship with the goal of making disciples in mind. #discipleship #ministry

Every ministry, including Sunday worship and sermons, should have a clear, measurable outcome aligned with the church's core mission: to make more and better disciples who, in turn, make more disciples. #discipleship #churchmission

Many ministries falter because they lack a clear definition of success. Without defined outcomes, results won't materialize. Define what success looks like to avoid ministry failure. #ministry #success

Ministry without accountability becomes a mere hobby. To empower individuals to make a real difference, set clear expectations and provide the support needed to achieve goals. Join me this Thursday 10pm 📷Webinar Registration Link: effective.effectivechurch.co… #ministry

Rick Warren emphasized tying every win and transformation story into the Sunday service. Regularly highlighting vision and mission keeps everyone aligned and excited. The moment the vision stops being shared is the moment it stalls. #leadership #vision

Discover a process to nurture and sustain your vision, ensuring it resonates with others and becomes a shared reality. Learn from a real-life church consultation where initial enthusiasm waned due to distractions. #vision #leadership

A vision built on compromise rarely inspires or motivates. True vision should aim for the highest good, not the lowest common denominator. Scripture doesn't embrace compromise. #leadership #vision

The primary reason church visions fail isn't always due to poor ideas, but because pastors often stop communicating the vision before the congregation fully embraces it. #churchleadership #visioncasting