Churches do not need to reinvent the wheel when it comes to communicating with their parishioners or guests.
Think about building relationships in your personal life and what makes them successful. How did you earn trust, build rapport, and make people feel important? Thriving churches communicate using the same key themes needed to build lasting relationships in our personal lives. If you’re eager to improve as a parish communicator in 2020, it helps to have a plan—or at least a few goals to shoot for. As an App Administrator, you have the unique ability to reach a wide range of your community at one time. Here are four relevant resolutions for communication pros to commit to and keep:
- Asking Questions – People tend to tune out if they are always asked for things or told to do something. Conversations are enhanced by asking good questions and truly listening.
- Keeping it Short – Give people options to learn more and ways to find additional information so they can digest it in their own time. Try not to overwhelm people with too much at one time.
- From the Heart – All communications from your church, whether written or spoken, need to feel like a one-on-one conversation with the other person.
- Say ‘Thank You’ – Showing gratitude, even for the little things, goes a long way toward building trust and cultivating an atmosphere of appreciation.