Archive for 2013

Church Marketing Lab: Themed Designs
August 9, 2013

Church Marketing Lab: Themed Designs

Some recent examples of multi-piece themed design in the Church Marketing Lab shows designs being used across several pieces or even formats.

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How to Make Billboards Work for Your Church
August 7, 2013

How to Make Billboards Work for Your Church

Too often we see church billboards gone wrong. How can you do them right? We talk about effective billboards for any church (yes, small churches included).

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Oscar Romero on the True Church
August 6, 2013

Oscar Romero on the True Church

"A church that forgets to protest injustices would not be the true church of our divine Redeemer."

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Getting Started: Kim Fukai
August 5, 2013

Getting Started: Kim Fukai

Kim Fukai shares her production insights to help new communicators get started: "No one likes change, but everyone likes finding solutions."

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Church Planting Has Never Been So Fun
August 2, 2013

Church Planting Has Never Been So Fun

"Creative Missions has made church planting awesome here in Alaska," says Will Cole, pastor at True North Church in Anchorage.

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Heaven Calling: Leadership Insights & Catalyst Discount
July 31, 2013

Heaven Calling: Leadership Insights & Catalyst Discount

Leadership insights and a Catalyst discount: "I think the most important aspect of our leadership journey is not necessarily how much we accomplish for God, but who we are becoming."

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I Am a Church Member by Thom Rainer
July 30, 2013

I Am a Church Member by Thom Rainer

Some church members today have fallen into a consumer mindset, shopping for their preferred experience. Thom Rainer explores a new attitude for church members.

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Meredith Gould on Social Media
July 30, 2013

Meredith Gould on Social Media

"Social media content does not boast, it is not proud, it is not rude, it is not self-seeking, and does not delight in evil, but rejoices in the truth."

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Getting Started: Michael Buckingham
July 29, 2013

Getting Started: Michael Buckingham

We talk with Michael Buckingham, who has a long history of helping churches and is currently the experience pastor at Victory World Church, about getting started in church communication.

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Echo 2013 Recap & Certification Lab
July 26, 2013

Echo 2013 Recap & Certification Lab

The 2013 Echo conference wrapped up in Dallas today. We talk about our new Certification Lab that was announced at Echo and share a collection of tweets from the event.

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Church Communication Hero: Oscar Romero
July 24, 2013

Church Communication Hero: Oscar Romero

Archbishop Oscar Romero spoke out against government-sponsored violence and injustice, stood up for the poor and championed a courageous gospel in El Salvador during the late 1970s.

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Church Marketing Lab: Improving Your Designs
July 23, 2013

Church Marketing Lab: Improving Your Designs

See how a user in the Church Marketing Lab leveraged feedback to improve her baptism service graphics.

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Getting Started: Deanna Mingo
July 22, 2013

Getting Started: Deanna Mingo

Deanna Mingo on getting started in church communication: "When you make the connection between the tool and the desired result, it's harder for people to deny its value."

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Let’s Talk About The Social Media Gospel
July 17, 2013

Let’s Talk About The Social Media Gospel

We talk with Meredith Gould, author of a practical guide to social media for churches--The Social Media Gospel: Sharing the Good News in New Ways.

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The Social Media Gospel by Meredith Gould
July 17, 2013

The Social Media Gospel by Meredith Gould

A practical, concise guide to social media for churches, written by church comm expert and #chsocm founder Meredith Gould.

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