Posts by james
San Antonio Graphic Design
Case Study We had an interesting request from a client at Briar Patch consulting. Our client was distraught over the construction plans proposed by his neighbor. The neighbor intended to build a large, two-story extension over his backyard garage. As you can see from the image below, the current garage has a minimal footprint and…
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The Web Design Process, Part 2 1. Written Content Many of my clients loathe writing content for their webpages. Insert exclamation point here! Many web developers plead with business owners to provide them with written text describing their company. This includes the most basic stuff, like, the history of the organization and employee descriptions. Regardless,…
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The Web Design Process, Part 1 Whenever a client hires me to design a webpage for their business, I always begin with research. There are several things that I need to know about them before I write one line of code. While some of these steps may seem obvious, they have always inspired my clients…
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Frustrated With Your Webpage? Here’s a question we get asked a lot these days: “Why doesn’t our webpage look like yours?” That’s a good question considering that your homepage is the number one means of determining whether someone visits your church or not. Gone are the days of upgrading your Yellow Pages ad to 2X2″…
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The Key To Conducting Church Surveys Building unity and synergy around your vision is one of the most difficult challenges of leadership. Churches that thrive in this area don’t get there by accident. Someone in the church has made it his or her responsibility to go about the task of building a consensus within the…
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From Movement to Monument to Museum to Morgue After pastoring churches for 30 years, here are a few thoughts I put together on the subject of the Church Lifecycle. This journey also led to the publication of my novel, Who Killed My Church? 1. A Movement Is Born Movements that produce significant life-change and leave…
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Coaching Church Leaders To Navigate “Congratulations, you are the leader now. Go make it work!” Ever heard those words? All leaders share this “baptism by fire.” The first time you were asked to lead in a church setting, you had probably never done that before. It was your first test. So congratulations! You must have…
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Coaching Church Staff For Progress Briar Patch Consulting loves to work with church staff. We believe the that the support role is one of the most critical positions in a church. Let’s face it, the senior leader can’t do it all. That’s why the church hired you. Under God, you have been called and tethered…
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Coaching Pastors To Hang On Do any of these words describe your condition: Confused, frustrated, burned out, lonely, afraid, attacked, bitter, escape. Or what about these: Angry, hurt, guarded, empty, performing, regret, why me? Welcome to an exclusive and private club. They didn’t tell you about these issues during your ordination, or did they? Bless…
Read MoreFundraising & Capital Stewardship
Fundraising By Raising Faith If you need to raise capital for a piece of land, a new building project or just to pay off debt, Briar Patch Consulting can help. There are a lot of stewardship firms to choose from, and we’ve personally worked with many throughout the years. When choosing an agency, these five…
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