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A Week in the Life: John Yeng
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A Week in the Life: John Yeng

Church communicator John Yeng is looking ahead with fall strategy and scheduling a creative team planning retreat. He's also struggling with his kids' schedule.

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Why Your Church Needs Registration Software
1 Comment » June 13, 2016

Why Your Church Needs Registration Software

We explore why registration software can be helpful to your church's marketing efforts. It simplifies processes and can automate follow up.

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How to Create Engaging Social Media Content on #cmschat
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How to Create Engaging Social Media Content on #cmschat

Last night's #cmschat on Twitter covered creating engaging and imaginative content for your social media channels.

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Caring Through Social Media
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Caring Through Social Media

How can we show care through social media? Instead of always responding to the masses, engage people on an individual basis. Here's how one church did that.

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Bono on Honest Creativity in Church
5 Comments » June 6, 2016

Bono on Honest Creativity in Church

Bono says church music isn't honest. But is the problem musicians who aren't honest or pastors who don't bring that conversation into the worship service?

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The Most Important Skill You Could Ever Learn on #cmschat
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The Most Important Skill You Could Ever Learn on #cmschat

Last night's #cmschat on Twitter covered the most important skill you could ever learn: storytelling.

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#73: Quit Working Late
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#73: Quit Working Late

Remember: God doesn’t love you because you work endless hours at a church. He loves you because he created you.

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Vermont: Creative Missions 2016 Wrap-Up
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Vermont: Creative Missions 2016 Wrap-Up

This year's crew of 25 missionaries served a dozen under-resourced churches in Vermont, helping them communicate better and share the gospel.

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Creating a Social Media Policy for Your Church on #cmschat
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Creating a Social Media Policy for Your Church on #cmschat

Last night's #cmschat on Twitter covered how to create a social media policy for your church.

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Seeking Staff Criticism as You Roll Out Ideas
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Seeking Staff Criticism as You Roll Out Ideas

Seeking staff criticism from trusted colleagues can help you improve ideas and make them more effective before rolling them out to your entire church.

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Follow Along With Creative Missions 2016
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Follow Along With Creative Missions 2016

Church communicators are in Vermont right now helping local churches communicate better. Follow along as the team makes an impact.

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Welcoming Children to Church
7 Comments » May 23, 2016

Welcoming Children to Church

Not every church has the budget for a massive children's ministry, so how do we avoid banishing them and instead welcome children into our worship services?

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How You Can Support Creative Missions 2016
2 Comments » May 20, 2016

How You Can Support Creative Missions 2016

Church communicators are gathering in Vermont right now to help local churches communicate better. It's Creative Missions 2016. Here's how you can help.

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How to Improve Church Websites on #cmschat
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How to Improve Church Websites on #cmschat

Last night's #cmschat on Twitter covered how to improve church websites and went to video chat.

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Common Website Questions Google Analytics Can Answer
3 Comments » May 18, 2016

Common Website Questions Google Analytics Can Answer

Google Analytics offers valuable insight for your church website. Assuming you know where to look. We explore basic questions Google Analytics can answer.

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10 Reasons You Should Attend Certification Lab
5 Comments » May 16, 2016

10 Reasons You Should Attend Certification Lab

Our next Certification Lab is July 17-19. We've got 10 reasons why you should be there, including access to instructors, connections, ongoing help and more.

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4 Nonprofit Marketing Lessons for Churches
2 Comments » May 11, 2016

4 Nonprofit Marketing Lessons for Churches

While churches are nonprofits, there's a lot we can learn from the nonprofit world about how to communicate. We cover mission, branding, advocates and more.

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Texting in Church: It Can Be Good
3 Comments » May 9, 2016

Texting in Church: It Can Be Good

We cover the why, how, what and best practices of texting your congregation. With open rates at 99% the real question is why isn't your church texting?

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