Healthy Creative Ministry Matt Curtis

As AI continues to become more and more integrated into the tools we use daily to communicate, we need to be intentional about preserving our humanity. Throughout Scripture, we see God work through human relationships. If we offload too much of our ministry to automation or artificial intelligence in the name of efficiency, our ministry will suffer. Don’t lose humanity. Three ways you can do that:1. Effective communication should point people to human relationship as quickly as possibled...

If you don't have effective strategies in your communications ministry, there is a very high probability that you will always live a life of crisis management. You’ll jump from one crisis to the next until you burnout. I’ve lived it myself, and I’ve seen it happen with multiple communication leaders over the years. I don’t want that for you. Building and implementing effective strategies will lay the groundwork for a healthy and long-lasting communications ministry in your chur...

This week on the podcast, we are unpacking a concept that has the potential to dramatically increase engagement in your church: a rising tide lifts all boats. We'll look at how many WNBA fans are resisting this concept (to their detriment) and hear a story of how this worked in ministry.When we communicate too specifically, we actually cause people to opt out of participation in our ministry because they don't see an opportunity for them."Come join our hunting group" is great if you are a hun...

Systems and ministry have a bit of a rocky relationship. Some are adamant that systems remove the human element of ministry while others see a dire need for more. So which is it?Believe it or not, having effective systems in your ministry can actually help guard you against mission drift. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lunchtime Heroes exists to help you build a healthy creative ministry. Here's how:Find out how your team ...

Creatives shouldn't miss deadlines.It's weird to me that this feels like a hot take, but it does. I've met many creatives that are either fine with it or blame everyone else and I've met many non-creatives who assume it's just part of the deal. You want creativity, you get uncertainty.But that just isn't true. If missing deadlines is the only reliable part of working with creatives in your organization, it's time to solve the real problem.Go deeper with the Four Creative Cores: https://...

Micromanagement is a super challenging yet very common in creative ministry. This week on the podcast we'll look at 6 different reasons micromanagement happens and practical next step to help address it.1. Sometimes you and leadership aren’t speaking the same languageGo through the Four Creative Cores with leadership to learn how you can speak in a way that both of you understand.https://www.lunchtimeheroes.co/four-creative-cores2. Sometimes it’s personal preference Watch the mini c...