Father’s Day seems to be a tough service for many churches, all the one hit wonders are. How do you make a big bang with one service, no momentum, etc.

Here’s an idea:

Taking Care of Dad

The message isn’t so much to Dad, but more to Mom and the kids about Dad and about the need to support the family leader, etc. There’s a lot of pressure being a dad, and we’re often wired to not let it show…mom and the kids would do well to take care of dad sometimes as he so often is taking care of you. Think of it this way, if Dad spends his time providing for his family’s wants and needs who is taking care of his?

The big idea: Setup a bunch of lazyboys and select dads to sit in the chairs for the service, fully equipped with pop and chips (yep there will be crumbs, that’s why the vacuum was created).

Thought I’d pass it along. In fact, for the first church to commit to doing this all the way we’ll do the sermon branding for free.

What are the issues you want to talk about?

What do you struggle with?

Here’s a glimpse at some of it:

• Sermon graphics vs. Sermon branding
• Why literal is boring
• How to be inspired not a ripoff artist
• 7 ways to look at a sermon
• How a child’s attachment to his teddy bear relates to sermon branding
• Ammunition for the creative in the church

Now it’s your turn. What do church communicators need to know about being a part of the Sunday morning message? Go ahead…hit reply.

For example, if you’re working on a sermon about Abraham and Isaac’s journey up the mountain…don’t use imagery of a mountain. That’s expected. And expected = boring.