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2013 Church Communicators Survey
We're introducing an annual survey of church communicators to highlight valuable insights. Please take our survey.
Donald Miller on Creating
"We are all creators, but too many reject the God-given right to create and instead become consumers."
The Forgotten Few Minutes Before Church
What happens when a visitor sits down in your worship space in those few minutes before your service starts? Are you creating an experience that fits your values and brings ...
How to Handle Communication Requests Without Chaos
When your church staff doesn't know how to make communication requests, the result is chaos. Here's a way to use forms to handle communication requests and instill order.
Flannery O’Connor on Church
“The operation of the Church is entirely set up for the sinner; which creates much misunderstanding among the smug.”
How to Write Church Announcements
The standard announcement is the bane of the church communicator. They're important, necessary and dull. Here's a simple way you can save time and make announcements more effective.
Support Creative Missions 2013
Creative Missions founders Cleve Persinger and Eric Murrell have been posting Chattin' Alaska videos, sharing their heart and vision during a preview trip they took to Alaska last fall.
Tell Me a Story by Scott McClellan
A good story needs conflict. This book explores how story works and can offer us insight as we seek to live out the one true story of the gospel.
The Billboard Problem
The modern American church’s affinity for billboards has been well documented because, let’s face it, we’ve produced our share of terrible signage. But if we’re to announce the kingdom of ...
Matt Knisely on Feeling
"As artists, communicators, marketers, and storytellers don't try to make people feel good. Just make them feel."
Church Design Basics
A quick primer on church design covering branding & identity, sermon branding, and promotions & advertising. It's a preview of the kind of help Creative Missions churches will get.
Church Marketing Lab: Ready for Easter
We're entering Easter season and recent posts in the Church Marketing Lab are evidence. Check out some of the latest designs.
Facebook Evangelist
The new family visiting our church came because someone kept posting exciting things about our church on Facebook. That person is our Facebook Evangelist. Your church should have one too.
Diana Butler Bass on Social Media
"With social media, you have the chance to be the Lutherans that Luther imagined."
Top 5 Elements for a Church Site
All church websites need to clearly address these five basic questions: Who, what, when, where and how. Easy, huh?
