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After a number of requests about Park’s Twitter policy, I decided to share it with the rest of you: we don’t have one.
I’m not a huge fan of policies. They take too long to write out and shouldn’t really be an issue as long as you are managing what you are doing well.
That being said, [...]

A welcome distraction in my day is emails I receive from many of you about different things we do at Park. I’ve decided to share the emails and my responses with all of you since I’m sure it could serve you and your churches, as well as answer some questions you are asking!
Here goes…
From Jenni [...]

Let’s be honest, most church staff dread missions week. [ Not to diss the very important, vital work of missions… it’s important… but missions week can be kind of a drag.]
Having grown up in a church that had a map of the world and pushpins to show every missionary we supported, missions was always a [...]

The full story, process, and strategy coming soon… in the meantime, check out the all-new parkcommunitychurch.org.

A couple of weeks ago I posted a video that my friend Blaine and his team at Willow Creek put together to promote Willow’s new series “The Forgotten Way.”
Today he posted the “opening credits.”
Absolutely love it.

THE FORGOTTEN WAY PT. 2 from blaine hogan on Vimeo.

My friend Blaine and his team at Willow have done it again.
Blaine just posted a video that he and his team put together for one of Willow’s upcoming series called “The Forgotten Way.”

I absolutely love this video and how it raises a really important question… have we forgotten how to be?
I think there is definitely [...]

I had no idea what kind of firestorm I was starting when I posted my blog about Park’s switch from a weekly bulletin to a monthly a year ago. It’s been fun to hear from so many different churches that have made the switch or are considering taking the plunge.
I thought I’d share a few [...]

My friend Matt discovered it, Kem blogged about it, and for the next week I’m going to give it a shot.
Imagine treating all of your email replies like a text message… short, brief, concise.
How much easier would life be? Avoid the fluff and get to the core of what you’re trying to say.
I think I’m [...]

Stop Traffick from Park Community Church on Vimeo.
I’m so excited about this.
Park has a ministry called The Just Life, which is completely ran by volunteers who are passionate about living out Micah 6:8 which says to “act justly, love mercy and walk humbly before our God.”
Social justice is “in” right now – everyone is talking [...]

I have unsubscribed myself from a lot of email lists lately. With things like blogs and Twitter keeping me up-to-date, who needs an archaic email?
Which made me look at Park and how much email we generate.
When I first came on staff, Park was sending a ridiculous amount of email. Like, you would not believe. Some [...]

If you’ve been involved in the church world for any stretch of time you’ve more than likely heard of the Alpha Course.
Alpha began in the UK and was created by Nicky Gumble to provide a space for people to explore, discuss and discover the Christian faith in a small group atmosphere. Thousands of people around [...]

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted about our “Communications Revolution” at Park.
If you are a newer reader, I’ve been blogging about how we’ve changed the way we communicate at Park: using texting, updating our logo, and moving to doing a monthly program instead of a weekly.
Today I want to talk to you about how [...]