In this episode, Joe and Hannah are joined by Dan Rous, AKA CommunityDan! Dan shares about his journey as a church and community developer, highlighting the importance of reconnecting churches with their communities. 🎧 Listen here - open.spotify.com/episode/72sjrn…

For episode 60, guest Alex from Worship Ministry Training speaks about the significance of worship in church communications. Have a sneak listen in this clip or listen to the whole episode : open.spotify.com/episode/7HnCDD…

Info vs Connection What are effective designs or layouts for welcome cards or connect cards? Where do I start if I’m thinking about those? Back in episode 51, we answer some common church comms questions.

What does cleaning a toilet have to do with serving at church? Our guest in episode 52 was Gavin from thechurchoffice where he spoke on finding the connection in every role at church.

Priorisiting at church

Respecting time in church meetings

Churches & Digital Skepticism. Are churches often skeptical of using digital?

Volunteer Burnout: Preventing Obligation. Hear a snippet from our chat with Maria on HR in churches.

Okay… the trailer might say “we’ll be back next week” 👀 But surprise — it’s actually tomorrow! Season 7 of Gourds and Pomegranates lands tomorrow! 🙌 🎧 Common sense for church communications, coming your way -gppodcast.uk

We are back! 🎉 To start series 7, we speak with Richard Coekin from Reach Ministries to talk all things church growth and planting. Listen to the episode here - open.spotify.com/episode/6vaJul…

Welcoming well - How do we help people to feel welcome at our church? For episode 62 we explore the idea of welcoming people into church and offer some practical tips to help us all to welcome better. 🎧 Listen to the episode - open.spotify.com/episode/1NSdd1…

Did catch our first episode lat week of the new series? We spoke with Richard Coekin from Reach Ministries to talk church growth & planting. Here he shares that it's important to invest in quality rather than aesthics. Listen to the episode here - open.spotify.com/episode/6vaJul…

Episode 63 is live! 🎙️ We’re talking about communicating giving + money in church with clarity & care. Series 7 is sponsored by Stewardship 🙌 Listen → open.spotify.com/episode/7HT99K…

Ep 64 is out! 🎙️ We’re talking church management systems with Gavin from ChurchSuite — how tech can simplify admin & strengthen ministry. Series 7 is sponsored by Stewardship 🙌 Listen → open.spotify.com/episode/5uU9KI…

“Two reasons churches struggle to talk about money…” Steve from Stewardship explains in Ep 63 of Gourds & Pomegranates: 1️⃣ Mixing up fundraising & discipleship 2️⃣ Leaders thinking money isn’t their area 🎧 Watch the clip → open.spotify.com/episode/7HT99K…

Episode 65 is out! 🎙️ We’re shouting out churches and Christian organisations doing comms well — and sharing what we can learn from them. Series 7 is sponsored by Stewardship 🙌