Small-Church Communication Weekly Workflow

Small churches rarely have a full communications department. This free workflow helps a pastor, volunteer, or staff member keep weekly communication clear and manageable.

Inside

• A weekly gather-plan-review-publish rhythm
• Ownership and deadline prompts
• Accuracy and next-step checks
• A realistic approach for limited staff and volunteers

How to use this free workflow: bring it to a weekly staff or volunteer check-in, name the one message people need to hear, choose the smallest set of channels that reach your church, and assign a clear owner for follow-through. It is designed to reduce last-minute scrambling, not create a complicated content calendar.

Browse Church Communication resources for companion tools.

Keep a crisis plan separate

This workflow is for ordinary weekly communication. If a serious event interrupts ministry, use the Crisis Communication Playbook as a separate printable planning layer; it does not replace emergency, legal, medical, safeguarding, or public-relations guidance.