Archive for 2011

Michael Cina: Creativity, Catch Up & Clip-Art
February 14, 2011

Michael Cina: Creativity, Catch Up & Clip-Art

Rock star designer Michael Cina talks about improving creativity, why the church is always playing catch up and the new clip-art.

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Catlayst West Giveaway, Meetup & Discount
February 11, 2011

Catlayst West Giveaway, Meetup & Discount

We announce the winner of our free ticket to Catalyst West, offer a discount to the event for everybody else and reveal details about a CFCC meetup.

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poll-results Article
February 11, 2011

Office Hours Poll Results

In this week's poll, we asked whether your pastor would be up for holding online office hours with your community. You weighed in, and we've got the results today.

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Wayne Elsey: Everyone Can Do Something
February 10, 2011

Wayne Elsey: Everyone Can Do Something

Wayne Elsey, founder of Soles4Souls and author of Almost Isn't Good Enough, offers advice for the church about focus, cooperation, evangelism and outreach.

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We Want to Send You to Catalyst West
February 9, 2011

We Want to Send You to Catalyst West

Want to be in California from March 2-4? We're giving away a free ticket to Catalyst West. Read more about the event, who will be there and how you can ...

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Almost Isn’t Good Enough by Wayne Elsey
February 9, 2011

Almost Isn’t Good Enough by Wayne Elsey

Part inspiration and part practical thump upside the head: "The story you tell matters. If you want more people involved in the work, start telling better stories."

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Churches & the Facebook News Feed: How Can You Leverage It?
February 8, 2011

Churches & the Facebook News Feed: How Can You Leverage It?

Now the rubber meets the road as guest author Stephen Smith explains four ways your church can make simple changes to increase its impact by leaps and bounds.

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Super Bowl Ad Lesson in Making the Boring Engaging
February 7, 2011

Super Bowl Ad Lesson in Making the Boring Engaging

What do you do when you have to communicate something that isn't inherently interesting? Take Bridgestone's example and get creative.

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Churches & the Facebook News Feed: Why Should You Care?
February 7, 2011

Churches & the Facebook News Feed: Why Should You Care?

Gaining traction on Facebook isn't as tough as some would have you think, and the secret is in real, human news feed interaction. We'll explain why you should care.

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Church Marketing Directory: Blogs and Sites Edition
February 4, 2011

Church Marketing Directory: Blogs and Sites Edition

Your church might not need a consultant or a contractor. Sometimes you just need some advice. Check out these sites and blogs recently posted to the Church Marketing Directory.

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Cultivate is Back
February 3, 2011

Cultivate is Back

The church communication conversation is coming to Southern California in May and supports our nonprofit parent, CFCC, and InvisiblePeople.tv.

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Message Trumps Art
February 2, 2011

Message Trumps Art

A Lego commercial serves as a good example of the message being lost in art. The message has to be communicated and not drowned out by the creative.

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news-updates Article
February 1, 2011

CFCC Leadership Changes

Our executive director, Cynthia Ware, is stepping down to focus on a new role. In her place, the board has unanimously appointed two co-directors, Justin Wise and Tim Schraeder.

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Chad Cannon: Lists, Apps & Critiques
January 31, 2011

Chad Cannon: Lists, Apps & Critiques

CFCC board member and Outreach VP Chad Cannon talks about lists, YouVersion and responds to some common critiques.

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Church Marketing Lab: Ministry Booklets, Posters and More
January 28, 2011

Church Marketing Lab: Ministry Booklets, Posters and More

In our first Church Marketing Lab update of the new year, we take a brief look at recent work as well as the big value of the discussion boards.

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